Local residents gathered in Springfield to read “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Anti-slavery activist Frederick ...

On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass made a biblical Psalm – Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, “By the Rivers of Babylon,” a centerpiece ...

In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a ...

In remarks at Independence Hall in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln shared the roots of his political philosophy while ...

Jefferson, who has been called “the apostle of liberty,” delivered some of the most impassioned criticisms of slavery in the ...

Frederick Douglass gave a passionate speech seeking to rouse the conscience of America in the face of slavery. Despite much ...

Brothers in Law is a recurring series by Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see ...