Gardner, of Alna, will discuss her upcoming book, 'The Divided North: Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery.' ...

Read More: The Tormented Rise of Abolition in 1830’s America The first few decades of the 19th century saw a steady rise in anti-slavery thought and activity. In this period, Rankin worked ...

It was legal in many northern states until the early 19th century. Even during the antebellum ... that most northerners were hostile to the abolitionist movement. The attached document illustrates ...

Winooski had a short time as a community in the 19th century. Its most famous resident was a well-known abolitionist who had ...

The abolition of slave owning in 1807 and slave ... Portuguese missionaries in Angola and Mozambique in the late 19th century and 20th century were renowned and feared for their willingness ...

The continuation of slavery within Africa in the 19th century after abolition is also poorly documented. Historical documents containing statistics are not always very reliable. For example ...

The story of an enslaved American woman who visited an English village in the 19th Century has resurfaced thanks to a local historian. Abolitionist and writer Harriet Jacobs, born in North ...