black abolitionists

Malcolm-Jamal Warner now owns the rights to Russell Duncan’s novel 'Freedom Shore: Tunis Campbell and Georgia Freedmen,' the incredible story of Northern abolitionist minister Tunis Campbell who helped freed slaves transition to free men and women.

On this day in 1843 at the age of 52, Isabella Baumfree became Sojourner Truth and devoted the next 40 years of her life into liberating her people and spreading the gospel. Born in New York State presumably around 1797 as Isabella Baumfree, she was bought and sold for much of her young life. In […]

William Cooper Nell was an abolitionist, author, and historian who wrote a notable work highlighting the achievements of Black people in the American Revolution. Nell was born December 16, 1816 in Boston, Massachusetts, and his father was a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement. An excellent student, Nell won honors for his academic marks but […]

  In the 19th Century, slavery and racism was still entrenched in the U.S., but opposition was growing. David Walker, an outspoken abolitionist, released a pamphlet calling for the end of slavery by any means necessary and made himself one of the most wanted and feared men of his time. Born in Wilmington, N.C. in […]