Slavery Abolition

In his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson offered a powerful final grievance against King George III. The King, Jefferson wrote, has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life & l…

iStockphoto / Choreograph The Fourth of July is a wonderful time to embark on a great many things but we’d be remiss to not take some time to look back at our country’s great history. A fun fact about looking back is that it’s super easy to do with a…

Skip to comments. Charlottesville scraps Thomas Jefferson's birthday as a city holiday, recognizes emancipationRichmond Dispatch ^ | 07 03 2019 | BOB BROWN Posted on 07/03/2019 4:58:46 AM PDT by yesthatjallen The city of Charlottesville will no longer …

Congress decided yet again to hold a hearing on slavery reparations, this one on June 19. There’s a campaign to be waged against Donald Trump, after all. The hearing featured intellectuals like Ta-Nehisi Coates and second-tier celebs like Danny Glover laying…

It's nearly impossible to find a holiday more American than Independence Day. What's not to like? The Fourth of July often falls in the middle of the week, and it gives many Americans a day off from work. There are fireworks, gatherings of family and friends…

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." President Abraham Lincoln's words, delivered in 1856, still sound contemporary. Americans on all sides of the political spectrum see t…

In the world of collecting, our occasional correspondent Dave Begley is what they call a completist. In his “live from Iowa” coverage of the 2020 field of presidential contenders, Dave is leaving no Democratic candidate behind. When Marianne Williamson brough…

Mercury One, a Christian humanitarian aid and education nonprofit founded by Glenn Beck, will present an immersive pop-up exhibition highlighting slavery and abolition in America, past and present, over the weekends of June 29 30 and July 4 7. 12 Score & …

A "lost" Bible belonging to Abraham Lincoln that's now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois may shed new light on his religious beliefs (or lack thereof), which scholars continue to debate. The Ladies of …

A Trump supporter holds an American flag at a rally in Madison, Ala., February 2016.(Marvin Gentry/Reuters) A politics stripped of the good might be unable to sustain the intellectual and cultural capital that makes a liberal regime possible in the first pla…