Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

Patrisse Cullors wants us to do better—by ourselves, of course, but most importantly by one another. Cullors is known for her revolutionary activism as the co-founder of Black Lives Matter and leading ...

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Supporters need to follow Frederick Douglass' example — and make a case for conceiving of citizenship more broadly.

Patrisse Cullors has been a force in the social justice and activism space as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement alongside Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza. As an artist, author, ...

The "Abolition Acre" self-guided walking tour was recently established by the nonprofit Beacon Hill Scholars to raise ...

Nestled on what could be mistaken for just an ordinary, unassuming street corner in Downtown Brooklyn, stands a brick building responsible for helping an unknown number of enslaved people in their ...

Elijah Lovejoy's newspaper, the Alton Observer, defied pro-slavery St. Louis ...

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The abolitionist movement of the 19th century helped galvanize the US against slavery. The abolitionist movement of the 19th century helped galvanize the country against slavery and made the civil war ...

The nation's first abolitionist newspaper is being revived after its inception nearly 200 years ago, and it has pledged to be a place for conversation on a number of racial justice issues, including ...

The radical activist group that the Biden administration said it erroneously included in guidance on post-coronavirus school reopenings was already spreading its messaging in schools and universities ...