The truth, self-evident, that all men are created equal, has not always been so self-evident for many...
Abolition
Amos Lawrence backed abolitionist pioneers in the town that bears his name. On May 24, 1854, Anthony...
Cane sugar was the source of oppression and bitter opposition before cotton became the symbol of American...
The worldwide movement against slavery (still not entirely eliminated) can be seen as a coming of age...
Garrison considered himself a pacifist, a believer in the power of truth to undo the wickedness of...
After the Civil War, Rose Herera wanted more than freedom – she wanted justice. Early in 1865,...
What were the links between abolition and imperialism in East Africa? Originally published by Newberry Digital Collections...
April 1865 marked the beginning of a new battle for American abolitionists. On the same morning that...
From the mid-18th century, Africans and people of African descent – many of them former slaves –...