#abolitionism

#abolitionism

It's a good thing conservatives know nothing about the actual history of this country they claim to love so much-otherwise, they'd probably launch a War on Thanksgiving. That's because, if you study the path that Thanksgiving took on the way to its current culturally dominant presence in the calendar, it becomes clear that it's low-key one of America's wokest holidays.

However, after going to Cambridge's Magdalene College library to borrow a signed Equiano letter for the Black Atlantic exhibition in 2021, Prof Victoria Avery, of the Fitzwilliam Museum, found long-forgotten, unheralded research by Cathy O'Neill. O'Neill had found and photographed the likely location of Anna Maria's plot in the churchyard of St Andrew's, in the Chesterton area of Cambridge, while doing her A-levels in 1977.

The Amistad Seizure was a conflict aboard La Amistad in July 1839, where free Blacks took over the ship after being illegally kidnapped and demanded to return home.

Set in 19th-century Osogun, Yoruba Boy Running follows 13-year-old Ajayi, who faces a dark fate as he is kidnapped by Malian slave raiders and sold into slavery.

John Brown's upbringing as the son of staunch abolitionists shaped his fervent opposition to slavery, which fueled his actions during Bleeding Kansas and at Harpers Ferry.

Henry Box Brown, an enslaved man, gained notoriety for his daring escape in a wooden box, showcasing a powerful story of resilience and determination.