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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she did have was a deep faith and powerful ...
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Villanova Professor Judith Giesberg Authors Book on Searches for Families Separated During Slavery
Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a book detailing the struggle that former enslaved people ...
Abraham Lincoln visited Cincinnati in 1861. Here's what he had to say
Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
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At Redlands’ Lincoln Shrine, a new exhibit explores slavery
That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...
Black History Month: The Emancipation Oak is symbolic of African American Freedom
One of the 10 greatest trees in the world is still holding strong — and with a remarkable tale of strength to pair with it.
Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
Happy 216th Abe: Today is Lincoln's birthday, a president Trump is fixated on
President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...
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Presentation on Southwest Michigan’s role in helping escaped slaves planned in South Haven
The South Haven Historical Association will hold a presentation Tuesday on the role Southwest Michigan played helping slaves ...
The Black church’s role in Civil Rights and social justice continues to grow
The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...