American Anti-Slavery Society

How the American Anti-Slavery Almanac became an influential best seller.

Black-authored print was central to James G. Birney’s conversion from enslaver to abolitionist and presidential candidate.

Taking up arms against slavery, the famous novelist foreshadowed the vexed role of the white woman activist today.

The author of a book about William Still unearths new details about the leading Black abolitionist—and reflects on his lost legacy.

A new biography explores the work of the influential abolitionist Lydia Maria Child, who wrote about the social, political, and cultural issues of her time.

Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, this single 77 by 55 centimeter sheet tells multiple stories in both text and illustration.

The dramatic story of the abolitionist mail crisis of 1835.

When labor found a common cause — and enemy — with the abolition movement.

David Hackett Fischer's book "African Founders" should be the starting point for any reflection on the enduring African ­influence on American national ideals.

Women’s rights activism has shaped America for the better throughout our history, so why should colleges be banned from teaching it?

The bonfire was a public spectacle for Black people, as well as any white dissenters. It was a calculated warning.

Navigating the line between historical records and mystic imagery to understand the Underground Railroad.

The pre-Civil War North was a landscape not of unremitting white supremacy but of persistent struggles over racial justice by both Blacks and whites.

James Shapiro’s recent book looks at why Shakespeare has been a mainstay of the cultural and political conflicts of the country since its founding.

An early nineteenth-century feminist fights back against a narrow view of woman’s place in society.

For some time now, the answer has not been the abolitionists.