During the early stages of World War I many African American sharecroppers in Georgia left the South and moved to cities in the North (this was the Great Migration) in search of better jobs and opportunities.
Meroe, city of ancient Cush (Kush) the ruins of which are located on the east bank of the Nile about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Kabūshīyah in the present-day Sudan; Meroe is also the name of the area surrounding the city.
How did the debate over slavery affect Kansas during the 1850s? .... At one point, slavery in south carolina was dying out. what renewed interest in slavery?