Eight decades after the “Anglosphere” powers (the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) codified their World War ...

One day in 1831, Maria W. Stewart walked into the Boston offices of the publisher William Lloyd Garrison with a manuscript in hand that she was hoping he would print in his recently launched ...

It happens twice a year, every year. I complain about it — often to you! — twice a year, every year. It’s the semi-annual ...

Born under the shackles of slavery, Harriet Tubman refused to accept a life where she wasn't free. Even after escaping, she ...

During the 19 th Century, abolitionist and journalist William Lloyd Garrison called Connecticut the “Georgia of the North” because of the continued racism that persisted after slavery ended.

Early on, he agreed with abolitionist contemporaries, such as William Lloyd Garrison, that the United States Constitution was at its core a pro-slavery document and that the United States ...

Marblehead named a school for him, and his statue stands on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston alongside the likes of Alexander Hamilton and William Lloyd Garrison. The fate of the house has ...

As we mark Black History Month, we must recognize these leaders, not just this month but all year long, for their impact on our communities.

In honoring African-American cultural heritage, let’s engage the cross-racial perspective of William Lloyd Garrison (1805-79), a leading white abolitionist and founder of the influential ...

In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North and South. Across the country, passions were ablaze, prompting the deadliest ...

The Museum of the American Revolution recently loaned “Brave Men as Ever Fought,” a portrait commemorating the First Rhode ...

Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Chair of the RI250 Commission, was joined by Governor Dan McKee, Speaker of the House K.