Bail Funds, Buying Freedom, and a History of Abolition
In recent months bail funds have gained unprecedented popularity as a way to redistribute funds to release protesters arrested in
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Inculcated Forgetfulness at a New England Port
In the fall of 1865, Frederick Douglass riveted a small New England audience for more than two hours. Long forgotten,
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The Futures of Frederick Douglass: An Introduction
*This post is part of the online forum on The Futures of Frederick Douglass. The contributions in this forum each
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Black Women’s Anti-Colonizationist Political Thought
Black women have always been at the forefront of Black political movements. From Maria Stewart and Ida B. Wells-Barnett in
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‘Force and Freedom’: A New Book About Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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