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Learn About Our Anti-Slavery Manuscripts

Look through a guide to our anti-slavery manuscripts, as well as a some in-depth posts looking at specific pieces of the collection

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We Are Pride 2020: 76 Books for Children, Teens, & Adults

We Are Pride is a list of books published in the previous year for all ages concerning the diverse experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Broadside publicizing the arrest of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns
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Remembering Anthony Burns

Remembering the 166th anniversary of one of the most dramatic sequences of events relating to slavery and abolition in Boston’s history.
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Guide to Race, Social Justice & Civil Rights

This guide contains resources about race, racism, police violence, privilege, social justice, and civil rights.

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