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Born on this day, Langston Hughes was one of the twentieth century's greatest poets “I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.” Langston Hughes w … read more

The story of Abraham Lincoln's election and the fight to end slavery in the United States... On Tuesday 6 November 1860, Americans voted for a new president. It was a tight election, but … read more

In 1831, Nat Turner led 70 rebels in an insurrection against slavery that cost him his life On this day in 1800, Nat Turner was born into slavery in Southampton County, Virginia. By this p … read more

How one man led a ship of black slaves into freedom... The Underground Railroad shuttled countless enslaved black people out of the South during the mid-19th century, but it was not the only way … read more

The radical abolitionist, John Brown, was born 220 years ago today. The execution of John Brown (Image: The New York Public Library) Made famous by his leadership of the fateful ra … read more