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Life in the colonies: African enslavement

Africans brought to the Thirteen Colonies faced hardships and resisted slavery in their quest for freedom. Untold is a free ...
Moviefone

Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies (2011)

The history of colonial America is a story of extraordinary scope, with Europeans, Africans, and the native peoples of North America interacting in a drama of settlement and conflict that lasted ...
Post and Courier

What was life like in Colonial Charleston? Research sheds light on 'everyday people.'

Meet Boston King. He was one of hundreds of formerly enslaved people during the American Revolution who sided with the British with hopes of gaining his freedom. And he did. King is listed in the ...
AOL

20 years later, Colonial Life Arena still ‘something special’ for USC basketball

A crowd of Gamecock fans watched as the South Carolina women’s basketball team’s 2022 national championship banner was slowly unfurled inside Colonial Life Arena. They cheered ahead of the squad’s ...
Daily Press

Colonial Williamsburg puts more emphasis on Native aspect of colonial life

Throughout November, Colonial Williamsburg is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with new programming as part of its effort to tell a more accurate story of America’s origins. Martin Saniga, ...
The New York Times

The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home

Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They are also raising fears that they are adding to the deforestation of the vital ...