Black FirstsFreedom seekersHistory MakersDoctor Caesar: The Power of Black Medical Knowledge in Early South CarolinaMeserette KentakeMay 3, 2026May 8, 2026 by Meserette KentakeMay 3, 2026May 8, 20260 Caesar was an African healer living under forced servitude in early South Carolina whose knowledge of botanical medicine became valuable enough to secure his freedom....
Freedom seekersGemini BornHistory MakersMaafaAnthony Burns: The Bostonian FugitiveMeserette KentakeJuly 17, 2015May 20, 2026 by Meserette KentakeJuly 17, 2015May 20, 20260 Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was a central figure in one of the most famous freedom‑seeker cases of the Maafa in...