/tags/abolitionist-movement Abolitionist movement en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-06-13/st-louis-historic-slave-pen-markers-cardinals-busch-stadium After a push in recent years from advocates and state legislators, the St. Louis Cardinals signaled they're open to placing markers at the Lynch slave pen site among others in the area. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-06-13/st-louis-historic-slave-pen-markers-cardinals-busch-stadium William 'Rocky' Kistner /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-19/reproductive-freedom-abolition-and-trans-rights-are-all-entwined-organizers-say Abortion rights organizers Kennedy Moore and Brianna Chandler share where they are setting their sights in the wake of the Roe v. Wade ruling. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:12:47 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-19/reproductive-freedom-abolition-and-trans-rights-are-all-entwined-organizers-say Avery Lea Rogers /culture-history/2021-12-22/washington-university-has-portrayed-its-co-founder-as-an-abolitionist-he-wasnt Washington University students and faculty have lifted the veil from its co-founder William Greenleaf Eliot, who for years was known as an abolitionist. Although he held anti-slavery views, he vehemently opposed abolitionism and did not see a future for freed Black people in America. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:51:50 GMT /culture-history/2021-12-22/washington-university-has-portrayed-its-co-founder-as-an-abolitionist-he-wasnt Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-22/elijah-lovejoys-life-and-tumultuous-times-get-their-due-in-first-to-fall An abolitionist, minister and newspaper editor, Elijah Lovejoy was the first American journalist slain for his work. Journalist Ken Ellingwood discusses his new biography, "First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery," on "St. Louis on the Air." Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:50:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-22/elijah-lovejoys-life-and-tumultuous-times-get-their-due-in-first-to-fall Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-13/wednesday-the-zealot-and-the-emancipator-explores-the-clashing-sensibilities-of-john-brown-and-abraham-lincoln H.W. Brands’ new book “The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom” puts the two men’s lives in context. He discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air." Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:03:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-13/wednesday-the-zealot-and-the-emancipator-explores-the-clashing-sensibilities-of-john-brown-and-abraham-lincoln Sarah Fenske /arts/2019-02-21/a-little-known-history-german-immigrants-in-missouri-were-anti-slavery-allies It’s the early to mid 1800s in Missouri. The state’s German population is seeing an increase, especially in the cities of St. Louis and Hermann. Many are… Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:02:00 GMT /arts/2019-02-21/a-little-known-history-german-immigrants-in-missouri-were-anti-slavery-allies Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2016-02-17/slu-exhibition-spotlights-19th-century-german-immigrants-role-in-the-fight-against-slavery Why would anyone invite thousands of 19th-century German immigrants to join us in the middle of February, the month dedicated to American black… Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:34:01 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-02-17/slu-exhibition-spotlights-19th-century-german-immigrants-role-in-the-fight-against-slavery Robert W. Duffy /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-13/exploring-the-life-of-a-for-hire-abolitionist Among abolitionists, John Fairfield was unique: He was brutal, not above a shootout; he created elaborate ruses to rescue slaves; and he charged for his… Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:21:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-13/exploring-the-life-of-a-for-hire-abolitionist