Remembering Our 51st State: Forgottonia
When Western Illinois Tried to Split From the Union Some have described it as our 51st...
The New Abolitionists
Going Out on a Limb to Stop a Fast-Growing Crime: Modern Slavery Miller McKim would never...
Slaves Without Masters
Free Blacks Lived on the Edge Between Slavery and Freedom When Henry Brown arrived in...
1989: The Year That Changed the World
Big Brother Takes a Big Hit in 1989 George Orwell didn't quite get it right. His landmark novel,...
Hats Off to Historical Clothing
The Clothing of Slaves Bloomed on Sundays Henry's face lit up when he spotted the mystery girl...
Boxed In
Slave Patrols and Passes Aimed to Keep Slaves Under Control Henry made his way north through the...
The Church From Below
How the Church Helped Bring Down the Berlin Wall With the last name of "Fuhrer,"Â he made an...
The Ohio Underground
Canton, Ohio, Embraces The Disappearing Man There's something about Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio, is...
Another World
Richmond Was Not Gone With the Wind I did a flurry of radio interviews a few weeks back just prior...