William Lloyd Garrison was one of the most influential and well-known early 19th century abolitionists, a man who used his influence as editor of a prominent anti-slavery newspaper to maintain pressure on Northern politicians and ensure that abolition remained a political priority before and during the Civil War. Garrison also...

I am an African American woman and I would like to say that I am a free person. For all my life, I have strived to persuade my neighbors that we are the same equal, as the white people. Perhaps, for such an aim, the US Congress considers me a...

Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the twentieth century's most recognized figures, is considered by many to be one of the greatest Americans who ever lived: the civil rights leader was influential in ending segregation and other institutional forms of racism that were commonly accepted by many, and helped turn...

12 Years a Slave is a mesmerizing, honest look at a dark time in our nation’s history. The movie examines themes that prove that man has the capability to be extremely inhumane to man. It also illustrates the caring nature of man and the role of fate in determining one’s...

Most people know that during the years leading up to the Civil War, black people in the American South had it tremendously bad. Slavery was a social norm, and with the slave trade being a powerful economic institution, black people in the South were subjected to harsh treatment and the...