LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A new book focuses on the vast experiences African Americans have had in Kentucky. It’s called “Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State: Revisiting My Old Kentucky ...

Freedom and Slavery in the United States. Share full article. Feb. 24, 1853. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 24, 1853, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

If that surprises you, a deep dive into the history books reveals a lot about slavery in the Bluegrass state that you may have never known before. It starts in the late 1700s. Daniel Boone was ...

A new monument unveiled in Lexington on Thursday honors Lewis and Harriet Hayden and commemorates the bravery of all those ...

Because of Kentucky’s strategic importance, Abraham Lincoln adopted a cautious policy toward the Bluegrass State. The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to Kentucky.Prior to 1865 the main ...

Ending slavery in the United States took much more than a civil war. Decades of conflict between enslaved Africans and white supremacist slaveowners culminated on the battlefield, yet a prolonged ...

Promoting Freedom, Tolerating Slavery. May 4, 2002. Michael Neiditch and L. Douglas Wilder, ... For example, although 12 of 13 of the original states permitted slavery, ...

In “Freedom National,” James Oakes argues that Lincoln aimed to wipe out slavery from moment he took office.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — June 19, 1865 –the day all people in the United States were officially granted freedom. All across the ...

Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-7816) Songs of Freedom: The Underground Railroad The “Moses of her people”, Harriett Tubman was the Conductor of the Underground Railroad.

In 1980, Juneteenth became an official holiday in the Lone Star state, and on June 17, 2021, it finally became a federal holiday. As the Juneteenth holiday is now recognized by all 50 states and the ...