by Ariana Hadden | Apr 3, 2019 | #InContext
By: ARIANA HADDEN For some individuals, freedom is never an option to begin with. They are born into the world without rights, without justice, and without a regard for their dignity. This is the life of Harriet Jacobs. Harriet Ann Jacobs was born into slavery on...
by Molly Wicker | Oct 16, 2018 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: MOLLY WICKER John Brown left an indelible mark on American history. On the night of October 16, 1859, Brown and a small band of followers lead an armed assault against the U.S. military arsenal at Harpers Ferry. The raid was intended to be the first stage in an...
by Taylor King | Aug 28, 2018 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
“I was born by the river in a little tent Oh and just like the river I’ve been running ev’r since It’s been a long time, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will” – Sam Cooke, March on Washington, August 28, 1963...
by Molly Wicker | Sep 15, 2017 | #InContext
By: MOLLY WICKER As a young man coming of age during the time of the Civil War, Ralph Waldo Emerson saw firsthand the consequences and destruction of slavery. Emerson was a passionate opponent of slavery and his thoughts on the subject are scattered throughout his...
by Takim Williams | Sep 6, 2017 | #InContext
By: TAKIM WILLIAMS The experience of a trafficking victim is largely unaffected by statements written in their government’s database. Likewise, slavery did not end in the United States after it was outlawed by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th...
