/tags/slaves Slaves en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-06-19/ohio-lawmaker-fighting-for-land-promised-to-freed-slaves-to-be-awarded-to-their-descendants More than 3,000 acres in Mercer County were supposed to go to the freed slaves, but it never happened. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-06-19/ohio-lawmaker-fighting-for-land-promised-to-freed-slaves-to-be-awarded-to-their-descendants /arts-culture/2024-06-17/justice-for-the-randolph-freedpeople-telling-their-story-and-returning-their-land In 1833, John Randolph freed nearly 400 people from slavery in his will. He promised the emancipated slaves land in Mercer County, Ohio, but white settlers in the area chased them away. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:04:23 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-17/justice-for-the-randolph-freedpeople-telling-their-story-and-returning-their-land Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-06-13/columbus-lawmaker-wants-justice-for-descendants-of-freed-virginia-slaves-denied-land-in-ohio In 1833, John Randolph freed nearly 400 people from slavery in his will. He promised the emancipated slaves land in Mercer County, Ohio, but white settlers in the area chased them away. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:07:11 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-13/columbus-lawmaker-wants-justice-for-descendants-of-freed-virginia-slaves-denied-land-in-ohio Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-01-16/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents Slavery is rooted in American history, including the history of the presidency. Ten of the first fifteen U.S. presidents were slave owners, or grew up in… Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-01-16/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-09-19/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents Slavery is rooted in American history, including the history of the presidency. Ten of the first fifteen U.S. presidents were slave owners, or grew up in… Mon, 19 Sep 2016 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-09-19/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents