She led a Union Army raid during the Civil War according to U.S. Army historians. The raid freed more than 750 enslaved ...

Van Dyke's message ended with a solemn yet hopeful quote from abolitionist Horace Mann: "Let us be ashamed to live without ...

The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore officially recognized Harriet Tubman for her military service to both the U.S.

A task force of lawmakers and historians is recommending that Illinois create a full-time commission to commemorate the ...

Origin: Saoirse is of Irish origin. Derivation: The name Saoirse is derived from the Irish word saoirse, meaning “freedom” or ...

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was ...

The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a new accountability system for Louisiana schools ...

Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank ...

You can now add at least one more well-deserved honor for Harriet Tubman: Brigadier General in the Maryland National Guard.

The Newport City Council is planning to consider the addition of a new statue in town honoring abolitionist and activist George T. Downing. Although a native of New York, Downing made Newport his home ...

Before the Civil War, a passionate opponent of slavery became America’s first martyr to freedom of the press in Alton, Illinois, not far from the Springfield home and law practice of Abraham ...

In my new book, “Dignity Not Debt: An Abolitionist Approach to Economic Justice,” I argue that we should move toward abolishing survival debt entirely. By allowing credit to be the only solution for ...