A rchaeologists have found 28 graves of people who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee. At the time of his presidency, from 1829 to 1837, Jackson enslaved 95 ...

Andrew Jackson enslaved more than 150 people by the time of his death in 1845. They not only worked the fields but also ran the mansion and practiced skilled trades like blacksmithing and carpentry.

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 ...

At the time of Jackson's death in 1845, 150 people were enslaved and worked at The Hermitage. When they died, like others held in slavery, they were kept out of formal cemeteries.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At least 26 enslaved people died on the Tennessee plantation of President Andrew Jackson between 1804 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. Where they were laid to rest is ...

On Wednesday, he traveled to Tennessee to commemorate the 250th birthday of the seventh president, Andrew Jackson, and toured Jackson’s plantation, which is known as the Hermitage.

The legacy of slavery has always been entwined with the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s 1,000-acre Tennessee plantation.There, about ten miles north-east of downtown Nashville, remnants of the ...

Program note: Explore the vicious rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams on “Race For The White House,” Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. You’ve probably heard about the movement to ...

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, enslaved hundreds of people. Archaeologists have discovered where 28 of them were buried. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, ... By the time of Jackson's death in 1845, the plantation had grown to encompass more than 1,000 acres (405 hectares).