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- Homeschooling Help: Learning About the Abolition MovementParents, use this lesson guide to teach your homeschoolers about the Abolition Movement!
William Wilberforce: The Life Behind the Story of Movie "Amazing Grace"This article outlines the life of William Wilberforce, the man whose life is portrayed in the recently released film "Amazing Grace."- Olaudah Equiano and the Argument Against SlaveryLate in the 18th century, Equiano used moral persuasion based on his Christian faith as well as practical economic reasoning to argue against African slavery.
- Reform Movements in America During the Mid-1800sThis discusses the improvements that resulted from the reform movements that took place in America in the mid 19th century such as abolition and women's rights movement.
- The Benefits of the Abolition of Compulsory Education Over the Status QuoWould ending compulsory schooling add anything to the educational freedoms enjoyed by students today due to the permissibility of homeschooling? Mr. Stolyarov discusses ways in which abolishing compulsory schooling would accomplish even more.
The Morality of VeganismA few thoughts on animal abolition and veganism. If you care about animals you do not eat them.- Holidays on Earth Today: May 27, 2009Check out today's interesting but bizarre international holidays; includes celebrity birthdays!
Dred Scott's Personal Fight for Freedom Led to the Abolition of Slavery in the USOne of the most important cases tried in the US was in St Louis' Old Courthouse - The two trials of Dred Scott in 1847 and 1857, which hastened the start of the Civil War. Dred Scott's fight for freedom in Missouri.