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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops focused on morality in its own campaign to end capital punishment, which was launched in 2005. And from time to time, popes have made special appeals to ...
Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans ...
A five-foot-long handwritten scroll from Boston in 1847 titled “A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery”—long thought to ...
If you’re at a loss for things to do in Boston in a city that's rich with history, culture, and sports, you’re probably ...
Gil Rose talks all about bringing Ulysses Kay’s "Frederick Douglass" back to life along with the work of other Black composers.
How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.
The Rev. Diane Badger, the administrator of the American Baptist Church of Massachusetts who oversees the archive, teamed up ...
Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the heatwave enveloping the Chicago area, his thoughts on the NYC primary election, if he favors ranked-choice voting, ...
Douglass became a leading abolitionist, adviser to presidents, and a living example of Black excellence and intellect in the face of oppression.
CNY’s Peterboro Has a Rich Abolitionist History for Juneteenth Holiday Bill Keeler Published: June 17, 2025 Petersboro, NY Google Streetview ...
The Abolitionist sisterhood : women's political culture in Antebellum America by Yellin, Jean Fagan; Van Horne, John C Publication date 1994 Topics Women abolitionists, Women, African American women ...