Sojourner Truth: 5 Important Accomplishments
Born in New York in 1797, Sojourner Truth was a former slave who collaborated with a number of renowned 19th century activists all over the country in the fight for...
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William Lloyd Garrison: 10 Major Accomplishments of the Renowned Journalist and Civil Rights Activist
Beginning his career as a typesetter at Newburyport Herald, William Lloyd Garrison went on to become one of the most prominent anti-slavery activists and suffragists in our nation’s history. The...
Slavery in America: 9 Myths Debunked
America’s darkest times in history – the centuries of slavery – are so contentious that they often get muddled in a sea of myths. For example, just 8% of high...
Slavery in America: A Brief Look At How Slavery Started
Worldhistoryedu.com presents a brief background of slavery in America by exploring how it began in the first English settlements on the American continent. A Brief Look at Slavery in America...
Missouri Compromise (1820) Timeline
After the American Revolution, Americans (primarily those in the North) went into a period of self-reflection. Here was a nation whose central tenet professed that all men were created equal...