James Forten's rags-to-riches life was about more than a quest for wealth.
The runner must get to the next base before the pitcher or the catcher gets the ball to the baseman to tag the runner out . I'd take a long lead off of the base , pretending I was just about to run for the next one . Then suddenly , I'd ...
A biography of the North Carolina painter whose art had its origins in her religious visions and the African traditions of her slave ancestors.
200 Years Later ...: Commemorating the 200 Year Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade ; [published on...
In The Gospel of Freedom: Black Evangelicals and the Underground Railroad, author Alicestyne Turley positions Kentucky as a crucial "pass through" territory for escaping slaves and addresses the important contributions of white and black ...
Nor were all black abolitionists in agreement as to how best to achieve their shared goals. The selections provide a wide range of views from abolitionists and from historians assessing their social, political, and historical impact.
Douglass was a famous orator who wrote his memoirs as a means of discussing abolition. The writings of Frederick Douglass are seen as being the most influential in the 19th century and helped strengthen the abolitionist movement.
Frederick Douglass was one of the best-known African Americans of the nineteenth-century.
This book adds new insight into Frederick Douglass and his time in Ireland.