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Born into an elite Boston family and a graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School, white Massachusetts aristocrat Wendell Phillips’s path seemed clear. Yet he rejected his family’s and s …

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the most comprehensive collection of Lincoln’s writings on race and slavery Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln’s views …

Born into an elite Boston family and a graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School, white Massachusetts aristocrat Wendell Phillips’s path seemed clear. Yet he rejected his family’s and …

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Some were slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters; some were soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights; some were …

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Encompassing a broad range of African American voices, from Frederick Douglass to anonymous fugitive slaves, this collection collects eighty-nine exceptional documents that represent the best of the …

This five-volume documentary collection–culled from an international archival search that turned up over 14, 000 letters, speeches, pamphlets, essays, and newspaper editorials–reveals how black …

This five-volume documentary collection–culled from an international archival search that turned up over 14, 000 letters, speeches, pamphlets, essays, and newspaper editorials–reveals how black …

The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, more than any other event in the 1850s, provoked a widespread, emotionally charged reaction among northern blacks. Entire communities responded to the law that …