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A Juneteenth tour at Durham’s Historic Stagville explores how enslaved people experienced the transition to freedom.
In an emotional journey bridging nearly two centuries, descendants of enslaved families returned to Durham's Stagville ...
Historic Stagville in Durham is at the heart of a week-long Juneteenth celebration, offering a poignant reminder of the ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- In an emotional journey bridging nearly two centuries, descendants of enslaved families returned to Durham's Stagville Plantation, marking 180 years since their ancestors ...
Stagville Plantation in Durham, North Carolina was one of the largest slave plantations in the South. Today, a lot of the property has been sold and transformed into an industrial hub along Old ...
Historians at Stagville Plantation in Durham County NC are sifting through documents to piece together the past. More than 900 people were enslaved at what used to be one of North Carolina’s ...
A dirt road with pine trees towering on both sides leads to Stagville Plantation, a place that helped define North Carolina history."North Carolina would not be North Carolina.
Stagville’s influence extended far beyond North Carolina. In the 1800s, hundreds of enslaved people were forcibly marched from these grounds to Hale County, Alabama, to establish another plantation.
At the Stagville Plantation, at least 900 enslaved people worked against their will for the Bennehan-Cameron family. At over 30,000 acres of land, it was one of the largest plantations in North ...
Historians at Stagville Plantation in Durham County NC are sifting through documents to piece together the past. More than 900 people were enslaved at what used to be one of North Carolina’s ...
Historic Stagville Plantation: Learn the history of slavery in North Carolina, including getting to know names and faces of men and women enslaved in our state.