Harriet Tubman was a true hero whose courage and determination led hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Her legacy as an abolitionist, suffragist, and civil rights icon continues to inspire us all. https://t.co/ocKz8NaYcr

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Went back for some practice on for Thursday’s ~portrait of Abolitionist and clergyman Absalom Jones~
Painted in oils in 1810 by Raphaelle Peale

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Thursday
Portrait of abolitionist & clergyman Absalom Jones, painted in oil on paper, mounted on board, in 1810 by Raphaelle Peale
My version with a different background

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in 1791, industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, educator, abolitionist, and reformer Peter Copper is born. Cooper left an incredible legacy in our neighborhoods, not least through and Cooper Square. More on this transformative figure: https://t.co/PxzINUWuLa

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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) former slave, abolitionist, journalist, & speaker who fought for the freedom & equality of African Americans. He escaped slavery in 1838, he fought against slavery through his writings & speeches. https://t.co/KxpzrFp7i3

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John Brown (1800-1859)
Was an American abolitionist who reached prominence for his radical abolitionism and for fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War.

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📯 Presenting once again, Princess Jahzara Tesfaye-Seifu - gymnast, vocalist, activist, and secret monarchy abolitionist in spite of her heritage - evidenced by her refusal to wear an actual crown!

Tempting as it might be, admire the fluff from afar; it requires a LOT of upkeep!

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Nah, I'm a prison abolitionist. Carry on, ma'am.

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Langston Terrace honors (1829-1897), an abolitionist, founder of Law School, and the first black Congressman from Virginia.

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NEW

Mary Prince -

Born in enslavement in Bermuda, Mary Prince travelled to England, escaped slavery and became a prominent abolitionist whose life story was the first of a Black woman's to be published in Britain.

https://t.co/HWDcSMMBKD

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This is a really, really niche historical mystery but I have a strong feeling the black American man at the Eureka Stockade, John Joseph, was the missing son of famous black abolitionist Harriet Jacobs, Joseph Jacobs.

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Unfortunately for the plan, Brown told Silas he didn't want to be rescued. He'd die for the cause & inspire abolitionists everywhere to rise up & destroy slavery. Silas was released from jail the next day. Silas' later attempt to rescue some of Brown's men had the same result...

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What demands or changes get us closer to a future without courts and prisons and police and social control? Which ones build power and strengthen our abolitionist movements?

Learn more: https://t.co/yaZyhHJIoA

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Frederick Douglass - (redraw) Limited Edition (5)
https://t.co/yEee0uxP5U
American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.

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I showed you Kerhatakaar Emenahet, as a kid. Now here's her as adult, and quite an accomplished one: successful revolutionist, scientist, and an abolitionist with impeccable fashion sense.

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“Frederick Augustus Hinton, barber, abolitionist, early advocate for independent Black presses, & founding member of the Colored Conventions movement, was born enslaved in Raleigh, NC, to unknown parents.” https://t.co/ytznxtILP1

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at explores African diasporic artists creating surreal sci-fi worlds— ft: Lina Iris Viktor’s ‘Eleventh’ (2018) which considers the Libyan Sibyl as abolitionist symbol; Ellen Gallagher’s ‘Watery Ecstatic’ (2021) imagines a mythic Black Atlantis

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Representative Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane on the floor of the US Senate in 1856. The violent attack is considered a key turning point in the breakdown of discussion between abolitionists and pro-slavery groups in the years before the

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Abolitionist John Brown and trailblazing sculptor Edmonia Lewis’ lives and legacies intersected in telling us much about the arc of the civil rights movement in the late 19th century. Find out how: https://t.co/VJE5RlBv1E

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Amazons,Abolitionists,and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights (2019)
“A beautifully drawn,hold-no-punches, surprisingly deep dive through the history of women's rights around the world”

Story Mikki Kendall,
Art A. D'Amico
Get it https://t.co/AnCCyLSn6S

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