Historians gather on 190th anniversary of founding of NY State Anti-Slavery Society to dub Utica the birthplace of American abolition movement, Underground Railroad. Hope Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in ...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated History Paul Polgar recovers the racially inclusive vision of America's first ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) The culture wars have ...
HISTORY. PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS WERE SAFE PLACES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. PEOPLE DIDN’T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU WERE. YOU COULD GET A JOB ON A WHALING SHIP. THE WHALING CITY ...
Homeland Security Investigations Officers on the front doorsteps of a house. 46% of Americans are calling for the abolition of ICE according to a YouGov poll. Photo courtesy of @icegov on Instagram It ...
Maine is often regarded as having played a major role in the abolitionist movement, in no small part due to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s connection to the state. The truth, however, is more nuanced, as ...
Part of a series of profiles during Black History Month highlighting unsung African-American figures from New England. Long before Frederick Douglass became a famous abolitionist, before his speeches ...
An emboldened fringe movement is breaking with the antiabortion establishment by pushing for women who get abortions to face criminal charges, a departure from decades of “pro-life” tradition. The ...