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Richard Bell

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Kidnappers of Color Versus the Cause of Antislavery

Thousands of free-born Black people in the North were kidnapped into slavery through networks that operated as a form of “Reverse Underground Railroad.”

by Richard Bell, Matthew Wills via JSTOR Daily on December 8, 2022
You Know About the Underground Railroad. But What About the Reverse Underground Railroad?

Few people know about the movement to kidnap free black Americans and traffic them into slavery. It's time to change that.

by Richard Bell via Washington Post on November 7, 2019

Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home

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An Early Case For Reparations

Two new books tell the stories of people kidnapped and sold into slavery. One of them sued successfully.

by Eric Herschthal via The New Republic on October 16, 2019

Thaddeus Stevens

Why America Is Just Now Learning to Love Thaddeus Stevens, the 'Best-Hated Man' in U.S. History

The Pennsylvanian was one of America’s greatest heroes. Why hasn’t he gotten his due?

by Tracy Schorn via Smithsonian on November 30, 2023

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