Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
The Heritage Foundation8mon
Abolition of Slavery
The text of the Thirteenth Amendment reflects its historical character as the culmination of a movement that began during the American ... the effect of the abolition of slavery on the federal ...
The Forward on MSN2d
Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...
Gaskin: Hub’s rich history of Black women leaders
Through courageous advocacy, intellectualism, cultural leadership, and resilient community-building, these women ...
Harriet Tubman: The legacy of a freedom fighter and abolitionist
Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman […] ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette1d
Historic speech echoes two centuries later: ‘A Light Under the Dome’ recalls the first American woman to speak to a legislative body
At a time in which elected officials have tried to lessen or erase certain undesirable periods from America’s history, the ...
The New York Times19d
Abolition of Slavery in Virginia.
First -- Slavery and involuntary servitude, except for crime, is hereby abolished and prohibited in the State forever. Second -- Courts of competent jurisdiction may apprentice minors of African ...