Linda Hirshman is a historian of social movements. Her previous books document the struggle for gay rights, against sexual harassment, and for labor reform. But her most recent book, “The Color of ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By William G. Thomas III THE COLOR OF ABOLITION How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a ...

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In his new book, The Conductor, Caleb Franz tells the story of Reverend John Rankin, a pioneering Ohio abolitionist who helped about 2,000 people flee from slavery. When Reverend John Rankin moved to ...

On New Year’s Day 1831, a youthful New England newspaperman with a political bent launched his latest venture in social reform, promising a new era in American abolitionism. In the first issue of the ...

Almost 10 years after they first began discussing the book, authors Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché discussed their recently released novel, “How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against ...

Portraits of Charlotte L. Forten Grimke, Lucretia Mott, and Lydia Maria Child. It is an egregious fact that forced labor has long been a practice in human history. Evidence of it has been seen in ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

ASI Book Talks are collaborative events that bring together core and affiliate faculty from Africana Studies as well as undergraduate majors for a book discussion on a monthly basis during the ...

BEDFORD, NEW BEDFORD IS A CITY RICH IN HISTORY. PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS WERE SAFE PLACES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. PEOPLE DIDN’T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU WERE. YOU COULD GET A JOB ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — During Black History Month, Rochester residents have a significant reason to celebrate. The city is recognized as one of the five key U.S. cities central to the abolition movement, ...

FITCHBURG — One local artist is giving back to the greater community in a profound way through a vivid and powerful mural creation at Abolitionist Park. The work of Digi Chivetta is prominently on ...