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Escape from the Maafa

Charity Still—born Sidney Steel—was the mother of abolitionist William Still and a foundational figure in the Still family’s...

Palmares, or Quilombo dos Palmares, was Brazil’s largest and most enduring freedom polity and one of the most...

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman...

In 1855, Anna Maria Weems escaped to freedom disguised as a man named “Joe Wright.” This fifteen-year-old girl had...