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 ...
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 ...
This ain’t trauma porn. 'Songs from the Hole' is abolitionist art made by and for the people it represents. And it’s still ...
The 1831 painting by British artist Emma Jones centers two Black girls as its sole subjects—at the time, an extraordinary and radical act in European painting ...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Abolitionist Place Park is Downtown Brooklyn’s newest community jewel. It officially opened to the public on Wednesday. After years of anticipation, Abolitionist Place, ...
After 200 years, the nation’s first abolitionist newspaper is returning–and it couldn’t have come back at a better time. In an unfortunate way, what is old often becomes new again when considering the ...
On a hot night in August 1841, fugitive slave Frederick Douglass stood before a thousand white people inside a rickety wooden building in Nantucket, Mass. A handful of Black people appeared in the ...
Wonder Land: Teaching "systemic racism" was imposed on students, until politics pushed back. Images: AP/Everett Collection Composite: Mark Kelly Start with a towering figure who contributed ...
Editor’s Note: Over the four weeks of Advent, alongside the release of season three of “Hark!,” our podcast about the meaning and making of our favorite Christmas carols, America staff will also share ...
Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, igniting a ...