NPR: abolitionists https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=806025854 abolitionists en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:43:29 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: abolitionists https://www.npr.org/tags/806025854/abolitionists Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:05:32 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33792/harriet-tubman-posthumously-named-a-general-in-veterans-day-ceremony https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33792/harriet-tubman-posthumously-named-a-general-in-veterans-day-ceremony

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

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]]> The Associated Press Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police When Derecka Purnell was growing up, the police were a regular presence in her life. Years later, the lawyer, activist, and author of the new book, <em>Becoming Abolitionists, </em>realized that her vision of a just society was radically different from the world in which she'd been socialized. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:30:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/11/30/1060069264/imagining-a-world-without-prisons-or-police https://www.npr.org/2021/11/30/1060069264/imagining-a-world-without-prisons-or-police

When Derecka Purnell was growing up, the police were a regular presence in her life. Years later, the lawyer, activist, and author of the new book, Becoming Abolitionists, realized that her vision of a just society was radically different from the world in which she'd been socialized.

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]]> Gene Demby Venture Aims To 'Resurrect And Reimagine' Anti-Slavery Newspaper For The 21st Century <em>The Boston Globe</em> and Boston University Center for Antiracist Research are launching <em>The Emancipator</em>, a news platform named after a 19th century abolitionist newspaper and dedicated to racial justice. Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:15:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/977843348/venture-aims-to-resurrect-and-reimagine-anti-slavery-newspaper-for-the-21st-cent https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/977843348/venture-aims-to-resurrect-and-reimagine-anti-slavery-newspaper-for-the-21st-cent The Emancipator. The new publication is the result of a partnership between Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, which Kendi leads, and The Boston Globe newspaper.'/>

The Boston Globe and Boston University Center for Antiracist Research are launching The Emancipator, a news platform named after a 19th century abolitionist newspaper and dedicated to racial justice.

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]]> Rachel Treisman Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North. Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/02/15/805991106/early-novel-written-by-free-black-woman-called-out-racism-among-abolitionists https://www.npr.org/2020/02/15/805991106/early-novel-written-by-free-black-woman-called-out-racism-among-abolitionists

In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.

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