Freedom on the Move
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Freedom on the Move is a collective digital history project based at Cornell but partnering with multiple institutions, including HBCUs. We are constructing a free and open archive of all extant North American runaway slave ads.
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Congrats to Shawn Okpebholo for the Grammy nom for the “Songs in Flight” work.
This collaboration was born from an NEA grant with Freedom on the Move!
This collaboration was born from an NEA grant with Freedom on the Move!
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America stares down erasure of Black history and progress www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f... "The cuts and deletions are, paradoxically, drawing more attention to Black history [and the need for it to understand and respond to this moment], says National Urban League president Marc H. Morial."
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f... "The cuts and deletions are, paradoxically, drawing more attention to Black history [and the need for it to understand and respond to this moment], says National Urban League president Marc H. Morial."
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In this On History blog, Dr Eloise Grey and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal discuss how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) can be used to research and teach the History of Emotions buff.ly/dHptKhS
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In this On History blog, Dr Eloise Grey and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal discuss how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) can be used to research and teach the History of Emotions buff.ly/dHptKhS
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Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
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Monday 15 December is the closing date for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, for 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS
The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Monday 15 December is the closing date for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, for 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
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The doctors said she'd come into the world on 12/4.
But she waited a bit until December 5.
Happy 25th bday Chass, my first born, classically trained artist (BFA, StudioArt UNL, ‘22) advocate and overall good human.
But she waited a bit until December 5.
Happy 25th bday Chass, my first born, classically trained artist (BFA, StudioArt UNL, ‘22) advocate and overall good human.
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The doctors said she'd come into the world on 12/4.
But she waited a bit until December 5.
Happy 25th bday Chass, my first born, classically trained artist (BFA, StudioArt UNL, ‘22) advocate and overall good human.
But she waited a bit until December 5.
Happy 25th bday Chass, my first born, classically trained artist (BFA, StudioArt UNL, ‘22) advocate and overall good human.
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On December 2, 1773 an advertisement appeared in the Virginia Gazette for a freedom seeker named Abel. The 40 year-old man had learned to read and write and play the violin. He had traveled to England and back. But what he sought most was freedom.
Read Abel’s story: freedom-seekers.org/story/abel/
Read Abel’s story: freedom-seekers.org/story/abel/
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
On December 2, 1773 an advertisement appeared in the Virginia Gazette for a freedom seeker named Abel. The 40 year-old man had learned to read and write and play the violin. He had traveled to England and back. But what he sought most was freedom.
Read Abel’s story: freedom-seekers.org/story/abel/
Read Abel’s story: freedom-seekers.org/story/abel/
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Greenpeace International and Greenpeace organisations around the world joined the #MakeAmazonPay day of action to tell the truth about Amazon’s expanding destructive impact.
Resist environmental destruction. Resist union busting. Resist Big Tech.
For people and the planet, it’s #TimeToResist!
Resist environmental destruction. Resist union busting. Resist Big Tech.
For people and the planet, it’s #TimeToResist!
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Greenpeace International and Greenpeace organisations around the world joined the #MakeAmazonPay day of action to tell the truth about Amazon’s expanding destructive impact.
Resist environmental destruction. Resist union busting. Resist Big Tech.
For people and the planet, it’s #TimeToResist!
Resist environmental destruction. Resist union busting. Resist Big Tech.
For people and the planet, it’s #TimeToResist!
Congrats to Shawn Okpebholo for the Grammy nom for the “Songs in Flight” work.
This collaboration was born from an NEA grant with Freedom on the Move!
This collaboration was born from an NEA grant with Freedom on the Move!
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Congrats to Shawn Okpebholo for the Grammy nom for the “Songs in Flight” work.
This collaboration was born from an NEA grant with Freedom on the Move!
This collaboration was born from an NEA grant with Freedom on the Move!
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Applications now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Applications now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
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December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I ran from the Upper Marlboro, MD plantation of Levi Osbourn in September 1850; I might have hoped to get to DC and find shelter there, but I was caught. In October 1850, I was shipped from Baltimore to New Orleans by slave trader J.S. Donovan. My name was HANNIBAL BUTLER. #slavery #blackhistory
October 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I ran from the Upper Marlboro, MD plantation of Levi Osbourn in September 1850; I might have hoped to get to DC and find shelter there, but I was caught. In October 1850, I was shipped from Baltimore to New Orleans by slave trader J.S. Donovan. My name was HANNIBAL BUTLER. #slavery #blackhistory
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In 1900, Black librarian Daniel Murray began a bibliography of works by Black Americans, his goal “to secure every book and pamphlet in existence, by a Negro Author”, exhibit them at the 1900 Paris Exposition, and then archive them at @LibraryCongress: publicdomainreview.org/collection/d...
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In 1900, Black librarian Daniel Murray began a bibliography of works by Black Americans, his goal “to secure every book and pamphlet in existence, by a Negro Author”, exhibit them at the 1900 Paris Exposition, and then archive them at @LibraryCongress: publicdomainreview.org/collection/d...
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had an amazing in-depth conversation w/ @jaredlholt.bsky.social & @michaelehayden.bsky.social about the history of the antifa bogeyman in America, what antifa is in the MAGA imagination, and what Trump's executive order declaring antifa "domestic terrorists" means
open.spotify.com/episode/7xlC...
open.spotify.com/episode/7xlC...
040: What the Hell is Antifa? feat. Christopher Mathias
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September 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
had an amazing in-depth conversation w/ @jaredlholt.bsky.social & @michaelehayden.bsky.social about the history of the antifa bogeyman in America, what antifa is in the MAGA imagination, and what Trump's executive order declaring antifa "domestic terrorists" means
open.spotify.com/episode/7xlC...
open.spotify.com/episode/7xlC...
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"Presenting music from 1687 through the 1860s in modern treble clef and banjo tablature, along with the rich stories behind each song, Gaddy and Giddens take readers on a journey from the Caribbean across the Americas."
This book looks absolutely wonderful for musicians and historians alike.
This book looks absolutely wonderful for musicians and historians alike.
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"Presenting music from 1687 through the 1860s in modern treble clef and banjo tablature, along with the rich stories behind each song, Gaddy and Giddens take readers on a journey from the Caribbean across the Americas."
This book looks absolutely wonderful for musicians and historians alike.
This book looks absolutely wonderful for musicians and historians alike.
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This ad was published in a Charleston, SC newspaper in 1857. (Transcription in Alt text.) #slaveryarchive 🗃
![$100 REWARD. RANAWAY FROM me, on the 2d of September, 1857, my slave JOHN. He is 17 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, slender and awkward, long narrow face, sharp chin, mouth small, lips thick and not well closed; he has blue eyes, sandy hair and inclined to curl only; his complexion so far as to be generally mistaken for white. He has S L on one side and V E on the other side of his face, picked in with Indian ink; he said he would remove those letters, which will leave sores or scars on his face.
I will give $20 to have him lodged in any safe confinement, $30 for delivery to me at Gillisonville, and $50 for proof to convict any responsible person for harboring him; and any information respecting him will be thankfully received. WM. YOUMANS.
Gillisonville, S.C., Oct 8, 1857.
[Source: Charleston Mercury, Nov. 5, 1857]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kok4aqdr3qnsj6ktfkq76kqz/bafkreib6xctjlzrx2k52yepvxnmpl7jqqf4dwe3rkimsdutofjxhzsz3ci@jpeg)
September 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This ad was published in a Charleston, SC newspaper in 1857. (Transcription in Alt text.) #slaveryarchive 🗃
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Autism is back on the front pages. Why not read the book that my excellent @manchester.ac.uk @manchstm.bsky.social colleague Dr Bonnie Evans has published on the history of autism? It's open access and you can read it online for free.
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
September 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Autism is back on the front pages. Why not read the book that my excellent @manchester.ac.uk @manchstm.bsky.social colleague Dr Bonnie Evans has published on the history of autism? It's open access and you can read it online for free.
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
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Cambridge is *hiring* in post-1920 US political history and/or history of the US in the world. Closing date October 27. Please spread the word or, if you're an early career scholar in those fields, TELL NO ONE but please apply!
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69140/u...
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69140/u...
University of Cambridge - UK - Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 | H-Net
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September 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Cambridge is *hiring* in post-1920 US political history and/or history of the US in the world. Closing date October 27. Please spread the word or, if you're an early career scholar in those fields, TELL NO ONE but please apply!
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69140/u...
networks.h-net.org/jobs/69140/u...
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"Terrell and her fellow activists saw the need for a national organization to provide a network of women-led initiatives, among them voting rights and racial justice. Terrell...was among the principals in the 1953 Supreme Court case that desegregated restaurants and stores in Washington, DC."
Discover the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, cofounder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, educator, and women’s rights advocate who fought segregation. www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smiths...
Activist and Writer Mary Church Terrell Led the Charge for Desegregation
Discover the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, cofounder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, educator, and women’s rights advocate.
www.smithsonianmag.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Terrell and her fellow activists saw the need for a national organization to provide a network of women-led initiatives, among them voting rights and racial justice. Terrell...was among the principals in the 1953 Supreme Court case that desegregated restaurants and stores in Washington, DC."
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Taking Stock and Setting Agendas: A Workshop on Data, Digital Humanities, and Early American Studies.
Grateful for the audience, copanelists, and organizers.
Grateful for the audience, copanelists, and organizers.
September 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Taking Stock and Setting Agendas: A Workshop on Data, Digital Humanities, and Early American Studies.
Grateful for the audience, copanelists, and organizers.
Grateful for the audience, copanelists, and organizers.
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I ran from Eliza Martin in September 1850; we were then living at the house of Dr. John Gibson, her brother, in Calvert County, Maryland. I wasn’t able to take much with me from the house, and I might not have gotten very far before I was captured. My name was BETSY. #slavery
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I ran from Eliza Martin in September 1850; we were then living at the house of Dr. John Gibson, her brother, in Calvert County, Maryland. I wasn’t able to take much with me from the house, and I might not have gotten very far before I was captured. My name was BETSY. #slavery
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office door material right here
It was like “would you like me to humanize this paper?” And I was like bro! Humanize yourself!!!
September 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
office door material right here
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In the #AHRSyllabus module “Unpacking the History of Higher Education,” authors use college and university digital archives to capture the rich histories of women’s sports, LGBTQ+ student experiences, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 🗃️
Unpacking the History of Higher Education
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September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In the #AHRSyllabus module “Unpacking the History of Higher Education,” authors use college and university digital archives to capture the rich histories of women’s sports, LGBTQ+ student experiences, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 🗃️