After that, he married a sugar heiress and they bought a plantation in Louisiana, owning more than 100 slaves. But then Jefferson Davis called on him to lead troops in the Civil War. Bragg was ...

Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor.” The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) notes that the theme sets out to highlight and celebrate the ...

Slaves do not own their own labor. The maximum tax rate on a 19th century plantation slave’s labor was 50%, as half of his ...

Thomas Jefferson', the History channel's new six-part documentary series examines the complicated legacy of the third U.S.

An attempt to turn Oak Hill, the Loudoun County home of President James Monroe, into a state park nearly became history in ...

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“Jefferson and Lincoln are presented as people ... 1732, on Popes Creek Plantation near the Potomac River in Virginia. Technically, though, he was born Feb. 11 under the ancient Julian calendar ...

As value investors, managers Chris Davis and Danton Goei seek well-managed, competitively advantaged companies trading below their intrinsic value estimates. They often use negative market ...

Biloxi's casinos draw gamblers far and wide – and they're a big part of the city's tourism and history. Many of the area's casinos are connected to megaresorts that bring in millions of dollars ...