Category: Abolitionism

Prostitution is one of the most acute problems of modern society. Despite formal prohibitions and various measures aimed at combating illegal prostitution, it is quite widespread. The turnover of the commercial sex market is billions of dollars, and it employs millions of people. Sex work is the primary source of income for some adults in…

The primary focus of New Right Criminology (NRC) is on the prevention and control of criminal behavior. This is our current system in which the criminals are to be prevented from breaking the criminal law and punished if they do. With origins in Classical Theory, NRC accepts rational choice theory in which people act rationally.it…

Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (ca 1818- 1907) was born as an enslaved person in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to Agnes Hobbs and George Pleasant. Keckley experienced harsh treatment under slavery, including beatings as well as the sexual assault of a white man, by whom she had a son named George. She was eventually given to her owner’s…

In my course, I read about the forms of resistance to slavery, pro-slavery justification, life for “free” Antebellum Northern blacks, and all the hateful discrimination that occurred to African-Americans during that time period. I also read about political and social conflicts that created policies that led to the Civil War which was the war that…

The success of any historical and social movement should be judged by its own definitions and the extent of its accomplishments against measured against its own aims. Viewing the abolitionist movement in this way in the period 1820-1860 it is fair to say that the abolitionist movement was not an abject failure. ‘Abject’ implies ‘to…

Did you know that we have been wrong all along? We Celebrate Douglass during Black History month but an interesting fact that I learned while doing this project, is that Douglass is African American but, we can’t stop there! He actually is made of mixed blood yes, I said it both African American, and half…

Frederick Douglass was born a slave, taught himself how to read and write, lectured in the United States and England, and wrote three autobiographies. He was also one of President Abraham Lincoln’s friends. Frederick Douglass was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born on a Maryland plantation as a slave in February of 1818, according…

This literature review will overview current theory and knowledge regarding the crisis facing the British prison in the UK. It will utilise prison based literature to highlight a radical theory of penality (Paris, 2007) presented by Angela Davis, Joe Sim and others. The current situation surrounding the British prison is often cited in official reports…

Introduction John Brown, an iconic figure in American history, remains a subject of fascination and debate. Born in 1800, Brown dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery, embodying the complex interplay of morality, violence, and idealism in the pre-Civil War United States. He is best known for his audacious raid on the federal armory…

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who was born around 1820 and died in 1913 she grew up in Maryland, as a slave on a plantation farm which was the main reason she desired to see an end to the institution of slavery. In 1849 her master died so she left her family behind and escaped…