Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of RaceAt a time when slavery was spreading and the country was steeped in racism, two white men and two black men overcame social barriers and mistrust to form a unique alliance that sought nothing less than the end of all evil. Drawing on the largest extant bi-racial correspondence in the Civil War era ( Read more... )

Dr. Samuel Gridley HoweBoston physician Samuel Howe joined his wife, Julia Ward Howe (famous for her Battle Hymn of the Republic, based on the tune about "the body of John Brown lies a-moulderin' in the grave") in championing social reforms from better treatment for the disabled to the abolition of slavery. Howe disapproved of Brown's raid of ( Read more... )

Promised Goat I would stop by here more often and maybe offer a post or two. John Brown has been on my mind today so I thought I'd post some information about him here. He is clearly a pivotal figure in the evolution of Black History and serves in particular as a strong model for anti-racist white people. There is also a new book about him called ( Read more... )