Renovation revelation: Letter linked to abolitionist found in historic NJ church
A church in a historic New Jersey town was being restored for a theater company's use. Contractors found a letter from 1891 ...
Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
Gaskin: Hub’s rich history of Black women leaders
Through courageous advocacy, intellectualism, cultural leadership, and resilient community-building, these women ...
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How Nature Enabled Freedom for Groundbreaking American Women
During the 19th century, the ability to spend time in nature helped free some girls from restrictive social norms and turned ...
Bob the Drag Queen reimagines history with ‘Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert’
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman is reimagined as a hip-hop artist in a new book that Bob the Drag Queen says ‘might sound like an ...
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The barn that sheltered John Brown and former slaves gets a boost from Lawrence’s new Parks, Recreation and Culture plan
Just off Lawrence Avenue, in an area north of Holcom Sports Complex, one building stands out from the mostly residential ...
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Historic speech echoes two centuries later: ‘A Light Under the Dome’ recalls the first American woman to speak to a legislative body
At a time in which elected officials have tried to lessen or erase certain undesirable periods from America’s history, the ...
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Uncover the Heroic Legacy of Chester County’s Civil War Generals – Free Public Talk This April!
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County residents and history enthusiasts are invited to a fascinating public talk on the county’s ...
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In 'The Trouble of Color,' historian Martha Jones explores race by digging into her own ancestry
In The Trouble of Color, Johns Hopkins History Professor Martha Jones explores racial identity by digging into her own family ...
5-Year-Old Sarah Roberts Resisted Segregation 100 Years Before Brown v. Board of Education
Unlike Black children who had to leave their neighborhoods to seek an education, white children in Boston had the option to ...
GOP lawmakers in 10 states introduce bills to treat abortion as homicide
A growing number of Republican state lawmakers are introducing legislation that would treat abortion as murder in a push to ...
NY wants to replace statue of slave-owning Founding Father with one of Harriet Tubman
Each state honors two notable people in their history by donating statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed replacing the bronze ...