"If There Is No Struggle" / December 26, 2016 by Maria Velazquez “There is no doubt that the fear of the consequences, acting with a sense of the moral evil of slavery, led to its abolition.” — Frederick Douglass, “If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress” The full text of this powerful speech is available here.
An Advertisement for a Wet Nurse and a Small Pox Survivor (1776) / December 19, 2016 by Maria Velazquez The Annotated Newspapers of Harbottle Dorr, Jr. Volume 4: Newspapers, 6 January 1772 to 26 December 1776: Page 328 The Annotated Newspapers of Harbottle Dorr, Jr. Volume 4: Newspapers, 6 January 1772 to 26 December 1776: Page 328