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This illustration depicts enslaved individuals socializing in a cabin settlement on their Louisiana plantation during the early 1860s.

This image depicts an enslaved woman and child with their white owners in South Carolina in 1863.

This work was among the medical books willed to George Mason by his uncle, John Mercer.

This book was among the science texts bequeathed to George Mason by his uncle John Mercer

This excerpt from the account book of William Carlin, a tailor in Alexandria, Virginia, shows a record of George Mason IV buying clothes for his family and enslaved personal servant named James, who was the "livery" of Gunston Hall. This originally…

This work was among the medical books willed to George Mason by his uncle, John Mercer.

The newspaper page displays an advertisement that Thomson Mason posted for buyers of enslaved persons. This copy of the Gazette was obtained from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis,

The newspaper page displays an advertisement that Thomson Mason posted for buyers of enslaved persons. This copy of the Gazette was obtained from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.

The newspaper page displays an advertisement that Thomson Mason posted for buyers of enslaved persons. This copy of the Gazette was obtained from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.

This 1751 court case focused on a dispute over property; proceedings involved the defendant Ann (Thomson) Mason (1699-1762) and plaintiff Sarah Brooke (1716-1768) of Essex County, Virginia.