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One of the cruel abuses of slavery in America was that slaves were forbidden to read and write. But as Trinity College Associate Professor of English and…
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A rare, handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is coming to Cincinnati. The copy is known as the Schuyler Colfax copy, and is one…
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A panel discussion examining how the media covered the shooting death of Sam DuBose will take place tomorrow evening at the National Underground Railroad…
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On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, formally notifying the Confederacy of his intention to…
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This week the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is hosting the “Historians Against Slavery” conference, which is designed to facilitate…
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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency are…
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Along US 52, near New Richmond are the remnants of a school that played a role in American history. Until now, that school had been largely forgotten.But…
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Last week we discussed the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, this afternoon we’ll hear about another episode during that terrible time.…
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Between 1940 and 1945, approximately 1.3 million men, women and children, most of whom were Jewish, were deported to Auschwitz. Before the concentration…
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A delegation from the Freedom Center met recently with activists in Greece, Lithuania and Romania, to talk about human trafficking.Brooke Hathaway of the…