BKReader1 month agoBrooklynAfter 20-Yrs, a Park Marking The Abolitionist Movement in BK Opens DowntownAbolitionist Place park in downtown Brooklyn commemorates abolitionists' role in Black people's freedom in the US. [ more ]
The Atlantic7 months agoEducationPublic Schools Were Not InevitableAmerican public schools owe a great deal to 19th-century abolitionists and reformers. Reconstruction shaped America's modern public-education system. Opposition to public schools in the 19th century still influences discussions about public education today. [ more ]