However, the health of plantation slaves was far worse than ... slaves made up at least 20% of the populations of most Southern cities. In Charleston, South Carolina, slaves and free blacks ...

Crowned the oldest city on the Mississippi, this southern charmer with the most antebellum houses in the U.S. is a must-visit ...

While there are many charming cities and towns in the South that keep up with the tradition ... is mostly known for its beaches and antebellum style mansions such as the John Mark Verdier House ...

Like a slave escaped from a plantation in the antebellum South--only 150 years later--Tony ... Along his route, in small towns and ramshackle barns and old mansions, Cohen recovered some of ...