PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In 1791, an escaped slave, raised and living as white, is discovered and forced to flee into the ...

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In the 1800s, southern newspapers ran ads seeking runaway slaves suspected of taking refuge in a vast wetland called the Great Dismal Swamp. See how archaeologists are using new discoveries to piece ...

IN THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP (AP) The oppressive heat, venomous serpents and boot-snatching muck that made the Great Dismal Swamp a barrier to European settlement ever since colonial times also made it a ...

The Great Dismal Swamp landscape, then and now -- Alienation: a foundational concept -- The architecture of alienation in modern history -- The documented Great Dismal Swamp, 1585-1860 -- Scission ...

Here’s what you'll learn when you read this story: During St. Croix’s time as property of the Danish West India-Guinea Company, roughly 10 percent of the enslaved population escaped and formed a ...

During St. Croix’s time as property of the Danish West India-Guinea Company, roughly 10 percent of the enslaved population escaped and formed a hidden community in the mountains. To this day, ...