Born in Macon, Georgia in 1834, Patrick Francis Healy was son of an Irish immigrant and a slave, who were later ... class white men was in response to America’s first Army draft, which forced ...

Whether born slave or free, African Americans in the North ... in the most important issue of their day. Maria Stewart was America's first female African American political writer.

For a start, the United States was built on slavery. From 1526 to 1867, some 12.5 million men, women and children were forced on to ships (mostly British) in Africa and about 10.7 million arrived ...