At least 26 enslaved people died on the Tennessee plantation of President Jackson between 1804 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. Where they were laid to rest is knowledge that had been lost to ...

I’d like to tell y’all a story. A story of the South. Not of the plantations, the Civil War, or the Southern aristocracy polity oppressing the underclass. It’s a story ...

he ran an advertisement in the Tennessee Gazette with a $50 reward for the return of an enslaved person who escaped the plantation earlier that year. The advertisement added: “ten dollars extra ...

Guides provide information from primary sources about enslaved people's relationships with the plantation owners and their journeys to emancipation. Because of the mature content, this tour is ...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) will host an event to celebrate the dedication of Tennessee’s 16th state forest, Wolf River State Forest The event is on March 21, ...