Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. His life and legacy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of the "rescuers" who helped escaped enslaved man John Price One hundred and sixty-five years ago — and about three years ...

A new documentary, "The Underground Railroad in Metamora," details the town's crucial role in the Underground Railroad. The film, premiering June 22nd, features interviews with historians and explores ...

Among the proclamations of the first French republic was an end to slavery in its island possessions—a forerunner of wider ...

"A biography of a popular writer who, in the mid-19th century, supported the immediate abolition of slavery, which caused adverse public response that catapulted her into advocating for ...

Let’s unpack prison abolition and how the U.S. came to incarcerate 2 million people. The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world, and people across the political ...