New Hampshire Union Leader

Looking Back: A last look at New Hampshire’s anti-slavery movement — a convention, a party, and a parade

IN SEPTEMBER 1834, the Concord Anti-Slavery Society invited delegates from fellow anti-slavery societies in New Hampshire and all “… persons who believe that ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Looking Back: Henry Wilson becomes a political leader in the anti-slavery movement

Farmington, N.H., native Henry Wilson was elected to public office for the first time in 1840 when he won his bid to represent his adopted hometown of Natick, Mass. in the state’s House of ...
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Women's rights emerges within the anti-slavery movement, 1830-1870 : a brief history with documents / Kathryn Kish Sklar

Introduction: "Our Rights as Moral Beings" -- Prelude: Breaking Away from Slave Society -- Seeking a Voice: Garrisonian Abolitionist Women, 1831-1833 -- Women Claim the Right to Act: Angelina and ...
WVXU

How Ohio's 'father of abolitionism' helped 2,000 people reach freedom

In his new book, The Conductor, Caleb Franz tells the story of Reverend John Rankin, a pioneering Ohio abolitionist who helped about 2,000 people flee from slavery. When Reverend John Rankin moved to ...
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Supply Chain Economics and the Next Phase of the Anti-Modern Slavery Movement

John Studzinski will speak on the next phase of the anti-slavery movement. He will set out what must be done to keep the eyes of the world on this human rights crisis, and how the frontline and ...

Black oyster restaurant owners in central Pa. labored for abolitionist cause | Column

George and Jane Chester’s oyster cellar in Harrisburg was more than a restaurant. Sure, it was a tradition to dine at the ...
PBS

The North and the Wage Slavery

Whether born slave or free, African Americans in the North found themselves at the center of the conflict over slavery. Read about three African Americans who became well-known for their involvement ...