In 1838, Los Angeles passed an ordinance that made it necessary to get a license before serenading a woman. Eliza Jumel sued her 80-year-old husband Aaron Burr for divorce on the grounds of adulter...

I wheel about an' turn aboutAnd do jis' soAnd ebry time I wheel aboutI jump Jim Crow. "It would seem absurd to say it, considering the use that has been made of them, that we have allies in the Eth...

PopulationPopulation of the United States in 1850: 23,191,876White population as a percentage of the total: 84.3%Black population as a percentage of the total: 15.7%Number of free Blacks in America...

Antebellum Taking place before wartime, from the Latin ante bellum: ante, before + bellum, war. FYI: This word is especially used to describe the time right before the American Civil War. Blackface...