Category: Abolitionists
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati Ohio
Before the Civil War, many escaped enslaved African Americans made their way to freedom by crossing the Ohio River from Kentucky into the State of…
Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a new addition to the commemoration of the Civil…
Camp Nelson National Monument Kentucky Where Colored Troops Trained and Their Families Were Expelled
Last month I posted pictures of a whole lot of Civil War and Reconstruction sites from a Confederate cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, to General Grant’s…
Manisha Sinha presents “A New History of Abolition and Emancipation” on Friday June 19 at 7 p.m. at Cazenovia
Manisha Sinha, an Indian-born American historian and author, will present “A New History of Abolition and Emancipation” on Friday, June 19, at 7 p.m., at…
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Maryland
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is at 4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, Maryland 21622 is a relatively new site jointly run…
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore Wins Pulitzer for History
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution, by Jill Lepore (Liveright) has won the Pulitzer Prize for History. About a third of the…
Merchant’s House in Manhattan Has a Recently Discovered Passage for the Underground Railroad
Merchant’s house in New York City has recently uncovered a hidden passageway that historians say was used by the owners to hide slaves on the…
Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Life of an Antislavery Slaveholder and the Paradox of American Reform by Anne E. Marshall
Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Life of an Antislavery Slaveholder and the Paradox of American Reform by Anne E. Marshall published by University of North Carolina…
Harriet Tubman Statue Binghamton NY
Harriet Tubman has long been a hero to Upstate New Yorkers. She lived for more than half of her life in Auburn, New York in…
Most Popular Book at NY City’s Public Libraries? “James” The Story of an Escaped Slave Who Joins the USCT
Every year New York City’s three library systems tally up what books were borrowed the most times in the past year. This year was James…