Gil Rose talks all about bringing Ulysses Kay’s "Frederick Douglass" back to life along with the work of other Black ...

The abolitionist movement of the 19th century helped galvanize the US against slavery. ... had many leaders and participants from all types of backgrounds with sometimes competing philosophies.

In other parts of the country, Black leaders like James Forten in Philadelphia opposed colonization efforts and worked to advance the equal standing of Black people in the United States.

The abolitionist movement was both organized, through the American Anti-Slavery Society, and unrelenting. Yet its leaders often disagreed on the best method to rid the nation of slavery.

PEORIA, Ill. – The name of Nance Legins-Costley could resonate amid the likes of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and other abolitionist figures. But her story is hardly known. Not in Illinois ...

A worthy and long-deserved recognition is under consideration, but the resolution should perhaps be broadened to include Black civilian leaders, such as Rhode Island abolitionist George T. Downing ...

Led by Black leaders of the abolitionist movement, the reluctant followers of passive nonresistance one by one came to accept the need for force, ...

“This was an abolitionist institution. I think that it also would be a balm for African-American students who are considering applying to the university because if they see that there was somebody who ...

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he ...