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Bejnamin Franklin and Slavery
Benjamin Franklin's relationship with slavery ran the gamut, from owing slaves in his younger years to being an outspoken abolitionist after the American Revolution.
benjamin franklin abolition • slavery • slave trade • american abolitionists • atlantic abolitionism

A Look at the First Female to Run for President
Woodhull was a leader of the women's rights movement and a valued suffragist. Her Vice Presidential running mate was Frederick Douglas, a freed slave and abolitionist.
victoria woodhull • frederick douglas • first female to run for president • election of 1872 • suffragist

Frederick Douglass' Journey
On September 3rd, 1838 Frederick Douglass, a black man, escaped to a free state, beginning his journey as one of the most important abolitionists in history.
frederick douglass • slavery • underground railroad • harriet tubman • freedom

Harriet E. Adams Wilson
Harriet Wilson is one of the foremost pioneers of American Literature. She was born of mixed heritage in the antebellum north and was confronted by racism throughout her short life. Despite this she authored "Our Nig" - the first novel by an African American and one of the first novels to be written by an American woman.
history • racism • abolitionist movement • civil rights • women's liberation

Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act sets stage for bloody violence between proslavery and free-soil fractions. Border Ruffians invade Kansas.
kansas-nebraska act • missouri compromise • kansas • nebraska • slavery

The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad existed as far back as the 1770s, and by the 1830s a bigger network of abolitionists including Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape to Canada.
the underground railroad • african-americans escape slavery • harriet tubman • fugitive slave act • comopromise of 1850

Sojourner Truth, 19th century representative of womanism.
Discussion of Sojourner Truth as a representative of women and African Americans in the 19th century, and of the symbol she has become today. It also discusses her speech, "Ar'n't I a woman" and the ways in which it's publication indicated attitudes toward Truth and toward African American women's participation in the 19th century women's movement.
sojourner truth • woman's movement • 19th century women's movement • womanism • abolitionist

Ripley, Ohio: Crossroads of the Underground Railroad
Ripley, Ohio, is an Ohio town steeped in the history of the Underground Railroad. I have had the distinct pleasure of visiting this quaint town and learning of its history.
ripley • staunton • colonel james poage • general eleazar wheelock ripley • rankin house

Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was probably the most famous minister in American in the 1800's. Based in Brooklyn, Beecher became known far and wide for his preaching.
henry ward beecher • beecher family • litchfield connecticut • brooklyn new york • hartford female seminary

The Beecher Dynasty
The Beecher family, of Litchfield, Connecticut, worked in many ways to abolish slavery in 19th century America. Read more about these fascinating people...
slavery • abolitionists • beecher family • american civil war • litchfield connecticut

Dr. Alexander Milton Ross
Under the guise of nature research, Dr. Ross visited plantations where black slaves lived. He helped many make an escape to the Underground Railroad and freedom
dr alexander milton ross • alexander ross • underground railroad • black history month • alexander ross slavery abolitionist

John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid
In the turbulent decade of the 1850s, John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry was the culminating act that convinced Southerners civil war was a real possibility.
john brown's raid • harpers ferry raid • causes of the harpers ferry raid • trial and execution of john brown • planning the harpers ferry raid

Let’s Attend a Slave Auction
Imagine that you live in Maryland in 1854. You are an abolitionist. You hate slavery, but feel that you need to keep up with the times. There is a slave auction at the local auction house. You decide to go.
slavery • slave auction • harriet tubman • abolitionist • mary alward

Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft's writings helped influence the attitudes and philosophies of nineteenth-century women's rights activitsts despite her radical and scandalous life.
mary wollstonecraft • mary shelley • william godwin • lucretia mott • elizabeth cady stanton

Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa. When she was young, she was captured by slave traders and brought to Boston. She was purchased by John Wheatley, as a personal maid for his wife. Never could the Wheatley's have realized that Phillis, as they named her, would one day be the first African-American published poet in the U.S.
phillis wheatley • black poet • african american • mary alward • mary m alward

Some more on Ripley’s Underground Railroad Involvement
Some more thoughts on Ripley's role in the Underground Railroad as well as sites you may want to visit if you go to Ripley.
ripley • ohio • abolition • rev. john rankin • slaves

Friends (Quakers) and Women
Discussion of the role of women in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), highlighting a number of prominent Friends' women.
religious society of friends • quaker • margaret fell • mary dyer • elizabeth fry

William Lloyd Garrison: The Liberator Roars
A look at the life of William Lloyd Garrison and his newspaper, the "Liberator." This controversial man was in the midst of a heated debate not only of slave emancipation but of what freed slaves could be in our country.
william lloyd garrison • liberator • slavery • emancipation • liberia

Intersecting in Time
In 1854 a fugitive slave was captured in Racine, Wisconsin, and imprisoned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An abolitionist named Sherman Booth led a group that broke into the prison and freed the slave, Joshua Glover. Today Booth Street and Glover Avenue in Milwaukee intersect to honor the brief contact between these two men that would have a profound impact on the Abolition movement.
joshua glover • sherman booth • race • milwaukee • wisconsin

Daring Women
A list taken by a postcard book, "Women Who Dared," revisits brave women from all walks of life who made a positive difference in the lives of women and men.
women • difference • made a difference • mom • sister

Keep Hamilton on the Ten
Supporters of Ronald Reagan Ready to Consign Alexander Hamilton to the "Ash Heap of History"
hamilton • reagan • founder • capitalism • communism

Other Ripley Homes That Served as Stations
Again we return to Ripley, Ohio, and its Underground Railroad movement. This article features some homes known to have served as stations but which I can find little information at this time. If I discover more, I can certainly write more later. But I want you to see how broad the "railroad" was.
ripley • ohio • beasley home • campbell home • signal house

The American Anti-Slavery Group
The American Anti-Slavery Group is a human rights organization dedicated to educating the public about modern-day slavery and working toward the goal of abolition.
human trafficking and modern-day slavery • the american anti-slavery group • fight to abolish modern-day slavery • sudan • divestment from darfur

The Presidency of James Buchanan
Despite a successful political road leading up to becoming President, Buchanan was forced to face some of the worst crises America has ever seen; a ask at which he failed
president james buchanan • kansas-nebraska act • dred scott decision • chief justice roger b. taney • lecompton constitution

Stowe’s Principal Characters
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe has numerous characters and moves between many story lines. Here is a breakdown of the principal characters and their roles.
uncle tom’s cabin • uncle tom • harriet beecher stowe • slavery in uncle tom’s cabin • st. clare

Harriet Ann Jacobs
Harriet Ann Jacobs was born into slavery at Edenton, North Carolina in 1813. Sexually harassed by Dr. Norcom, she became desperate. She hid in a crawlspace in her grandmother's house for six years, eleven months. When she finally gained her freedom, she wrote "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
harriet ann jacobs • linda brent • incidents in the life of a slave girl • writer • author

John Brown's Ghost
The shade of the famous abolitionist is still said to remain in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
civil war • john brown • harpers ferry • west virginia • ghost

John P. Parker: Aggressive, Inventive Conductor with a Will of Steel
The life and times of John Parker--freed slave, business owner, holder of patents--and aggressive "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. Forging metal no doubt led to his determination to win freedom for many.
john parker • slave • conductor • ripley • ohio

William and Ellen Craft: A Craft-y Couple
William and Ellen Craft employed an ingenious method of escape. Ellen was a fair-skin African American and thus dressed as a white free male and her husband posed as "his" slave. Ingenious, no?
william • ellen • craft • slavery • escape

Literary Pioneers
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
phillis wheatley • african american literature • african american poetry • slave literature

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Although this hymn was written and published after the Civil War started, it reflects many of the ideals of the Abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. It was played recently at Ronald Reagan's funeral.
julia ward howe • samuel howe • abolition • slavery • hymn

Book Review: Night Journey to Vicksburg
This book is a fictional account of a slave and his sisters who run away during the Civil War. Elements of the Underground Railroad are embedded in the story, as well as General Grant's seige of Vicksburg. The novel is based on an entry about Vicksburg from General Grant's notes.
vicksburg • runaway • civil war • slavery • escape

The Lincoln/Douglas Debates
The debates that transpired between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas would have a tremendous impact on the eventual outbreak of the Civil War. Lincoln’s performance in the debates, which were widely covered and well reported in the press, catapulted him to political prominence throughout the free states and within the leadership of the Republican party. The two men would meet again in the Presidential election of 1860 and the result would be very different. It was at this point that the numerous Southern states which had promised to secede from the Union if Lincoln was elected President followed thru and did exactly that. Civil War was at the doorstep.
civil war • lincoln • douglas • union • confederacy

Writing Families: A Natural Partnership Part 2
Part Two in a series on African-American authors/illustrators of award-winning children's books who work with family members as their writing partners. This article focuses on the collaborative wife and husband team of Patricia and Frederick McKissack.
writing • writing partners • children's books • awards • illustrators

Carlisle Indian School
In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is a school that changed the lives of many American Indians. Instead of learning the Indian culture the U.S. stripped the culture.
tribes • treaties • geronimo • pratt • carlisle

Missouri Guerilla Campaign Pt2
(Part Two)the insurgent conflict fought between Confederate Partisan Rangers and Union Redlegs
kansas • missouri • cavalry • guerilla • bushwacker

The Death Penalty In The Military
Despite its lack of publicity, the death penalty in the U.S. military has a long history and a controversial application.
death • penalty • capital • punishment • u.s.

The Local Politics of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln's early political careers shows tremendous potential, as his intelligence and devotion to his beliefs carried him up the political ladder.
early life of abraham lincoln • lincoln's patent • whig party • republican party • blackhawk war

The Maryland Heights Trail
On the Maryland bank of the Potomac River, a looped trail hides the remnants of Union soldiers ramparts that were built to protect the munitions factory ar Harper's.
maryland heights • harper's ferry • john brown • civil war • maryland

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