In 1838, he escaped to the North, settling in the abolitionist stronghold of New Bedford, Massachusetts. After reading William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper The Liberator, and hearing him speak at ...

A British heritage organisation has launched a project to tell the forgotten story of 19th century Black American ...

The Missing Pieces Project, launched by Historic England, uncovers the overlooked narratives of 19th-century Black American abolitionists who campaigned against racism and slavery across Britain and ...

They spoke at abolitionist meetings and started a letter writing campaign. One famous member, the formerly enslaved Olaudah Equiano, published his autobiography, 'The Interesting Narrative of the ...

I’m drawn to artists who are abolitionists, troublemakers, revolutionaries, truth-tellers—people who are dangerous to empire. The opening celebration for the Museum of West African Art in ...

LONDON - A British heritage organisation has launched a project to tell the forgotten story of 19th century Black American abolitionists who raised their voices against racism and slavery.

One famous member, former enslaved person Olaudah ... In 1787, the potter Josiah Wedgewood released a cameo in black and white for abolitionists to wear. William Cowper wrote a poem to publicise ...

New Map of Britain Traces Abolitionists Who Crossed the Atlantic to End Slavery By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) - A British heritage organisation has launched a project to tell the forgotten ...