Lectures tagged "Abolition"

Slavery and Abolition at Boston's Old South Meeting House
James W. Crawford
September 30, 2009
00:51:30
James W. Crawford, Minister Emeritus of Boston's Old South Church, discusses how the concept of liberty and destiny so tied in with the church's identity, flavored the congregation's stance on slavery and how Lincoln's influence provided inspiration during the Civil War.
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Free! Salem Women and Abolition
Abaigeal Duda
February 15, 2007
00:55:38
Abaigeal Duda discusses interracial abolition efforts in Salem MA, and the work of artist Lucy Cleveland (1780-1866), which captures this movement. Several women from Salem promoted abolition by leading efforts to obtain freedom, rights, and material well being for African-Americans.
William Lloyd Garrison at 200: Meanings for Our Own Time
David W. Blight
February 2, 2006
01:19:17
Dr. Blight discusses the legacy of Garrison's unique brand of abolitionist radicalism, its roots, and the challenges it raises in the present. William Lloyd Garrison, passionate Boston abolitionist, was born 200 years ago.
Twelve Men in a Printing Shop, May 22, 1787
Adam Hochschild
December 1, 2005
01:14:46
Adam Hochschild presents a lecture on the birth of British abolitionism. This is the subject of his newest book, Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves. He is introduced by David Northrup, a member of the history faculty at Boston College.
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William Lloyd Garrison: Words of Thunder
Deval Patrick
August 6, 2005
01:56:24
This bicentennial celebration, co-presented by the Museum of Afro-American History and the Boston Public Library, includes The Massachusetts 54th Regiment and musical performances by Vivian Cooley-Collier, Guy Peartree, and the Studio Singers of the Eliot Congregational Church of Roxbury.
Nature of Sacrifice: Biography of Charles Russell Lowell Jr.
Carol Bundy
March 22, 2005
00:56:24
The world advances by impossibilities achieved, Charles Lowell insisted in 1854 when, as valedictorian, he spoke at his Harvard graduation just two weeks after Boston had enforced the Fugitive Slave L