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Video Alexandria & the Underground Railroad Tour

Alexandria, Va. now has an Underground Railroad Walking Tour which you can take virtually though this video. Just click on the video below to watch.

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Kate Masur’s Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement Reviewed by The Nation

Kellie Carter Jackson of Wellesley College reviewed Kate Masur’s Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction in The Nation this…

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New Harriet Tubman Museum Opens in Cape May, N.J. on Juneteenth

Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman was at the heart of Cape May’s Juneteenth Celebration yesterday. She was honored by the opening of a…

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Historian Kate Masur in NY Times on Finishing the Work of Junteenth

Historian Kate Masur has an essay in today’s New York Times on the unfinished work of the civil rights struggle that led to Juneteenth. According…

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Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction by Kate Masur

Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction by Kate Masur published by W.W. Norton (2021) One of my…

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Kate Masur’s New Book on America’s “First Civil Rights Movement” Reviewed Again in the NY Times!

America’s First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction by Kate Masur has been reviewed for a second time by the New York Times…

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Historians Eric Foner and James Oakes Talk About Lincoln & The Anti-Slavery Constitution

Professor James Oakes of the City University of New York has a conversation with Eric Foner about Abraham Lincoln and the anti-slavery Constitution. Both are…

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The Families of U.S. Colored Troops: Rogue Historian Interviews Dr. Holly Pinheiro

The Rogue Historian, Keith Harris, has an interesting interview with Dr. Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. on his upcoming book focusing on the families of United…

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NY Times Reviews New Book John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom by H. W. Brands

The New York Times Book Review reviews the new THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom by…

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Photo Tour of the Home of Jupiter Hammon-the First Published Black Writer in U.S.

Jupiter Hammon was the first black author to see his or her works published in what is now the United States. Hammon was born into…

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