Tag: slaves
Black Heritage Fair Set for Feb. 4 in Downtown Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group (BAAGG) will host its 2023 Black Heritage Fair on Feb. 4 from 11 a.m....
These Tour Stops On University of Alabama’s Campus Tell of Dark...
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From the construction of the initial buildings to the destruction of the campus on April 4, 1865 when Union troops descended on Tuscaloosa, enslaved...
Researcher maps hidden graveyards of slaves
By Terry Jones
The Advocate
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Debbie Martin has spent the past six months slogging through overgrown wooded areas near sugar cane...
Ex-Prison Guard Accused of Forcing Inmates to Have Sex
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press
ATLANTA — A former high-ranking corrections officer at a southeast Georgia women’s prison used his position of power to prey...
