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Saturday Marks 150th Anniversary of Congress Outlawing U.S. Slavery

by Free the Slaves | Jan 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News

January 31st marks a monumental moment in the history of slavery in the United States. On that date 150 years ago, the House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. It abolished legal slavery in the United States. Within eight months, the...

Throw a Party This Month to Help Finish what Lincoln Started

by Maurice Middleberg | Feb 12, 2014 | Take Action

I’m pretty sure that Abraham Lincoln would want you to throw a party this month. Honest. Not to commemorate his birthday, February 12th, but to help finish the job he is most famous for starting: freeing the slaves. That’s why I’m writing today. I...

It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day. What Should You Do?

by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 11, 2013 | Take Action

Here are three things you can do today to help fight modern-day slavery. 1. Get Smart. Read-up on the very latest developments in the global movement to end modern day slavery. FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales helps present a situation report on slavery’s global...

719 Words That Changed History: The Emancipation Proclamation

by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 28, 2012 | Take Action

Abraham Lincoln is famous for getting to the point. His Gettysburg Address was just 274 words long. Next Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of a somewhat longer, but equally famous Lincoln message: the Emancipation Proclamation. It took effect on January 1, 1863....

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