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16 women abolitionists you may not know about
Stacker via AOL· 5 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...
Johnson: A better way to teach young kids about slavery in America's history
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by Athens native, Jessica Johnson, a lecturer at The Ohio State University's Lima...
Op-Ed: American history is a parade of horrors — and also heroes
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJohn Brown, an evangelical militia leader who was hanged for trying to arm enslaved people for an...
Opinion/Chaput: DeSantis claim on slavery points to a need for history education
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoErik Chaput is the co-creator of the Dorr Rebellion Project website:...
16 women throughout history who famously fought for equality
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a tribute, women covered women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony's tombstone with "I Voted"...
South Jersey had multiple stops on the Underground Railroad. Where are they?
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNOTE: This story originally appeared online Feb. 8, 2022. Many people know the story of Harriet...
Why did A.B. Farquhar surrender York to the Confederates? He's been unfairly vilified
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn the 160th anniversary of the June 27, 1863 surrender of York to the approaching Confederate Army,...
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park celebrates Black History Month
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is offering a month of free events in...
African American Museum of Bucks County gets $250k state boost as officials break ground in...
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe African American Museum of Bucks County, which has been a mobile and virtual entity since 2014,...
Virginia: Preservation Virginia's 2024 top 10 list, most endangered historic places
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoVIRGINIA – Each May, Preservation Virginia releases a list of historic places across the...