Their own private civil war would foreshadow the country's. Fanny Kemble was an abolitionist; her husband Pierce Butler was a slaveholder. With such diametrically opposed views, it's no wonder ...

Descendants of people enslaved at the site are grappling with its complicated history while also honoring the region’s rich culture Major Pierce Butler, a U.S. senator representing South ...

Their own private civil war would foreshadow the country's. Fanny Kemble was an abolitionist; her husband Pierce Butler was a slaveholder. With such diametrically opposed views, it's no wonder ...