History is shaped by actors great and small. When most Americans hear about the destruction of slavery during the Civil War, they think of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. But on ...

We are living in revolutionary times. The ground is shifting beneath us every day. We are seeing a radical shift in our collective consciousness about ideas pertaining to abolition and defunding the ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The following is an edited excerpt from the book “No More ...

You are in: Derby > Abolition > Slavery and the science of racism Slave ship conditions The University of Derby's Dr Lovemore Nyatanga examines some of the dubious science which sought to justify ...

Some Americans had opposed slavery since colonial times. In 1777, Vermont was the first U.S. territory to ban slavery, and the state of Pennsylvania followed suit in 1780. By 1804, Northern states had ...

In the midst of nationwide uprisings against ongoing police murders of Black people, a new set of demands has been thrust into public consciousness: Defund and abolish the police, and invest in new ...

In the years between the Seneca Falls Convention and the Civil War, powerful links existed between antislavery and women’s rights advocates. Virtually all women’s rights advocates supported abolition.

UNESCO has chosen Aug. 23 to commemorate the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, but the historical significance of that day may escape many. On the night that ...

Who was Frederick Douglass? You can read more about his life below On 23 August 1791, an uprising happened in the country of St Domingue (today Haiti) that played a crucial role in the abolition of ...

A world without incarceration and police may seem a long way off, but there are plenty of things we can change on the way to building a safer world. Amy Hall examines some of them. Poverty, inequality ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Sarah Chung. Buy this photo. Abolition is also not focused on the punishment of ...