Abolitionists played key role in the establishment of the Columbus Public Library in 1873
Many of the early leaders, staff and financial supporters of Columbus Public Library when it opened in 1873 were ...
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 ...
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 ...
These women with central Pa. ties contributed to suffrage, temperance, abolitionist movements | Column
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Agnes Kemp, who fought for equality, left marks on Harrisburg that are still visible today.
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Never-enslaved people from Jamestown helped in emancipation
When history records the work of those who were abolitionists, the participation and contributions of free people of color is ...
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On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches
"An abolitionist and true patriot who sacrificed so much for ... She was also a nurse and Union spy during the Civil War — becoming the first woman to lead a major military operation when she guided ...
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On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches
"An abolitionist and true patriot who sacrificed ... She was also a nurse and Union spy during the Civil War — becoming the first woman to lead a major military operation when she guided 150 ...