Wessyngton Plantation would thrive off the blood, sweat and tears of African Americans. In 1796, Joseph Washington, a distant relative of our first president, purchased sixty acres in Middle Tennessee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A school textbook photo inspires a man to dig deeper into Black history tied to a Tennessee plantation. Amazon's secret coupon ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A groundbreaking slavery exhibition is opening today at the Tennessee State Museum and will feature the stories of both slaves and slaveholders at a former Robertson County ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At least 26 enslaved people died on the Tennessee plantation of President Andrew Jackson between 1804 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. Where they were laid to rest is knowledge ...

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Photo helps Tennessee plantation preserve its history A school textbook photo inspires a man to dig deeper into Black history tied to a Tennessee plantation.