In 1777, Vermont was the first U.S. territory to ban slavery, and the state of Pennsylvania followed suit in 1780.

The Abolitionists features five principal characters, whose intertwined lives and shared beliefs helped to form a powerful ...

“The abolitionists were the first to teach us that freedom must be shared, that justice must be collective, and that allyship is not performance but participation.” — Dr. Reiland Rabaka Episode 23 of ...

Four New York abolitionists were inducted into the National Abolition Hall of Fame in Peterboro on Oct. 24, recognizing their roles in the fight against slavery.

In recent months there has been renewed public interest in the truth about the global history of slavery. For example, the conservative commentator Matt Walsh produced a well-received series titled ...

During post-election debriefs, political pundits, journalists, and analysts theorized and attempted to dissect why the midterms went “surprisingly” well for Democrats in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

BEDFORD, NEW BEDFORD IS A CITY RICH IN HISTORY. PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS WERE SAFE PLACES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. PEOPLE DIDN’T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU WERE. YOU COULD GET A JOB ...

FITCHBURG — One local artist is giving back to the greater community in a profound way through a vivid and powerful mural creation at Abolitionist Park. The work of Digi Chivetta is prominently on ...

On a quiet evening in America, somewhere behind prison walls, a clock approaches the predetermined hour. A man waits in a cell, counting breaths, knowing each one may be his last. Down the hall, ...

Tommie Shelby, who has dedicated his career to thinking about questions regarding race, Black political thought, and social theory, was intrigued by the prison abolition movement of recent decades and ...