March 19, 2021 The Power and Pitfalls of White Anti-Racism: Angelina Grimké Yesterday and Today Is there an enduring legacy 19th century white abolitionists offer for white anti-racism today? In recent months, I have revisited the life and writings of Angelina Grimké, the white Southern abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights. I am researching the […]
Tips for Researching the Underground Railroad Many of us have been inspired by stories of freedom seekers and conductors who resisted the injustice of slavery in the United States via the Underground Railroad. We encounter their stories through books, films, local lore and family tales. Their heroism has captured our collective imaginations for generations and […]
Women and the Vote: 100 Years Later and Still Fighting This year, we celebrate the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment and ultimately women’s right to vote. Woo! This is amazing right?! 100 years of voting for women in the United States! Well, not exactly. Here’s the thing about the 19th Amendment—not all […]
SlideHeroes A common thread running throughout the long story of abolition is the courageous individual standing up for freedom and justice. These heroes aren’t all famous, wealthy or in high office. You don’t even find them in every history book. They’re everyday people, like you and me, from every corner of the globe who choose […]
SlidePartners Partners International Justice Mission Polaris Project Free the Slaves Goodweave Made in a Free World Historians Against Slavery Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives United States Department of State Smithsonian Affiliations Network to Freedom National Park Service Northern Kentucky University University of Cincinnati Miami University Xavier University The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, […]
In honor of the 139th anniversary of the founding of the Red Cross, I would like to focus this week’s post on the contributions of women to the medical field. Throughout history, women serve as the moral backbone of many social movements in the United States, from both the abolitionist and suffrage movements of the 19th century to the Black Lives Matter and Me Too platforms of today.
On this day 159 years ago, John Brown was executed by way of hanging in Charles Town, Virginia (present day West Virginia). His crime? The failed raid of a military armory located in Harpers Ferry, VA.
“Landscape, Autumn, 1865” a small, pastoral painting in the midst of all the elements of the Kinsey Collection could easily be overlooked. But this painting by an artist who made Cincinnati his home for 30 years is a powerful statement about the determination of a free man of color, the grandson of a slave, to contribute to the conversation about the identity of America in the turbulent period of the 1840s, 50s and 60s.
Bernard and Shirley Kinsey to Speak at Exhibit Opening Reception MEDIA CONTACT: Will Jones (513) 333-7558 (513) 288-4834 wjones@nurfc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CINCINNATI, OH (October 11, 2017) – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced today that Bernard and Shirley Kinsey will speak at the opening reception for The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection on Friday November […]
Contact: Will Jones (513) 333-7558 (513) 288-4834 wjones@nurfc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Exhibition Schedule Redefines African American Identity and Representation in History and the Arts Rare Art, Artifacts, Manuscripts and Currencies Will Illustrate the Black Experience in America CINCINNATI, OH (August 22, 2017) –The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announces its upcoming exhibition […]