Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

This April 10, 2018 image released by Arizona State University shows ASU professor Devoney Looser at her home in Phoenix, Ariz. Looser unearthed Rev. Henry Thomas Austen’s attendance at the 1840 World ...

Historians gather on 190th anniversary of founding of NY State Anti-Slavery Society to dub Utica the birthplace of American abolition movement, Underground Railroad. Hope Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in ...

Linda Hirshman is a historian of social movements. Her previous books document the struggle for gay rights, against sexual harassment, and for labor reform. But her most recent book, “The Color of ...

Introduction: Reimagining American abolitionism -- 1. The making of a movement : progress, problems, and the ambiguous origins of the abolitionist project -- 2. The "just right of freedom" : enforcing ...

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 ON A WHALING SHIP. THE WHALING CITY ...

The abolitionist campaigns is the fourth section of The Trade in Enslaved African People (1770-1807) topic of National 5 History. It covers the following content: origins of the abolitionist movement ...

Walking into the Black Abolition Movement for the Mind (BAM) center in Waukegan, people will see two racks of clothing, a line of computer terminals, artwork, a piano, an electrician’s workbench, a ...

LOS ANGELES — While Jane Austen admirers savor the wit and romance of “Pride and Prejudice” and her other enduring novels, scholars ferret out details of Austen’s life and times, including a family ...