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Four states voted to end slavery as a form of criminal punishment. Here’s why Louisiana voters...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment...
Pilgrimage tour celebrates county's role in abolition
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 9—JEFFERSON — The abolitionist movement in Ashtabula County came to life on Saturday at several locations during a pilgrimage tour of historic sites. The 43rd annual Hubbard House Underground ...
A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
theGrio via AOL· 3 months agoIn new book, Michael Thurmond makes a case that Georgia’s colonial founder “helped breathe life”...
New documentary details how Ohioans rescued a formerly enslaved man from Kentucky in 1858
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOne hundred and sixty-five years ago — and about three years before the start of the Civil War — a...
Baltimore's Upton neighborhood looks to future while remembering rich history as civil rights hub
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBALTIMORE - There is a story in West Baltimore in the Upton neighborhood. These blocks are rich in...
Jovan Adepo And Juliana Canfield To Star As Abolitionists William And Ellen Craft In ‘Everlasting...
Shadow and Act via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJovan Adepo and Juliana Canfield are set to star as abolitionists William and Ellen Craft in the...
Rep. Dale Zorn honors Laura Smith Haviland in recognizing Abolitionist Day in Michigan
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLANSING — State Rep. Dale Zorn last week brought a bit of Lenawee County history to the state...
Hubbard House pilgrimage slated for Saturday
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 2—ASHTABULA — The abolitionist movement in Ashtabula County will come to life Saturday at several locations during a pilgrimage tour of historic sites. The 44th annual Hubbard House Underground ...
Why Is Black History Month In February, The Shortest Month?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPeople often question why Black History Month happens in February, the shortest month in the...
16 women abolitionists you may not know about
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoLibrary of Congress // Getty Images; Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images It is an egregious fact that forced labor has long been a practice in...
