Over two centuries ago, hundreds of enslaved individuals fled from a plantation in LaPlace, and embarked on a march along the Mississippi River toward New Orleans which led to an uprising. This ...

Jackson first purchased the Hermitage from a neighbor on July 5, 1804, expanding the original 425-acre property into a cotton-producing plantation. The Hermitage’s website delves into the ...

PLANTATION, Fla. – A Plantation house fire that left a beloved doctor dead is being investigated as a possible case of arson, sources with knowledge of the matter tell Local 10 News. Dr. Karen ...

Yes, people who regularly donate blood may develop anemia, the most common type being iron deficiency anemia. Around 5 million people donate blood annually in the United States. Nearly 35% of ...

A cemetery where enslaved people were laid to rest has been found at The Hermitage, the former plantation of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. This discovery sheds light ...

NASHVILLE — 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 ...