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“Abolition of Every Possibility of Oppression”: The Black Women’s United Front

November 5, 2016June 19, 2017 Ashley Farmer

On January 25, 1975, over five hundred activists gathered in Detroit, Michigan to discuss the position of women in the

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Abolition in the New Year

January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Chernoh Sesay Jr. Absalom Jones, religion, Richard Allen, slave trade, slavery

Far more people probably know the importance of January 1, 1863 than they do the significance of January 1, 1808.

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How the alliance between slaves and abolitionists ended slavery

December 21, 2015December 19, 2015 Patrick Rael 13th Amendment, William Lloyd Garrison

One hundred fifty years ago this December, the U.S. completed its long process of abolishing slavery. Why did the nation

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Did abolitionism cause the Civil War?

August 29, 2015August 30, 2015 Patrick Rael

I recently came across a review on a conservative website of Thomas Fleming’s A Disease in the Public Mind: A

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Vengeance Feminism: An Interview with Kali Nicole Gross

November 20, 2024November 19, 2024 Keisha N. Blain 1 Comment
black feminism, Black women, Black Women's History

In today’s post, Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University, interviews renowned historian Dr.

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