In the US, PBS documentaries depict Frederick Douglass’ and Harriet Tubman’s paths of freedom, faith
United StatesRNS Frederick Douglass called the Bible one of his most important resources and was involved in Black church circles as he spent his life working to end what he called the “peculiar institution” of slavery. Harriet Tubman sensed divine inspiration amid her actions to free herself and dozens of others who had been enslaved […]
Essay: Remembering the Black abolitionists of slavery in Yorkshire
In an article first published on The Conversation, EMILY ZOBEL MARSHALL, of Leeds Beckett University, says the role of many prominent Black abolitionists that visited the UK, lecturing and staging anti-slavery performances, have been long overlooked…
ESSAY: HOW MIGRANTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE REVIVING THE ETHOS OF THE 19TH-CENTURY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
In an article first published on The Conversation, MAURICE STIERL, of the University of Warwick, looks at how the concept of the ‘underground railroad’ is being revived to help the displaced…
Andrew Jackson staying on the $US20 bill? Not at this Boston church
Boston, USRNS Three years ago, the Treasury Department announced that it would put Harriet Tubman’s face on the front of the $US20 bill by 2020. A portrait of the abolitionist, championed by activists, would replace that of President Andrew Jackson, who would be moved to the back of the bill. Then, two weeks ago, the […]