Religion and Social Movements
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12.5K3How the Puritans Raised New England Living Standards to the World’s Highest
New England living standards were higher than anyplace else in the world during much of the 17th and 18th centuries. By 1700,...
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13.7K3David Ruggles, the Go-To Conductor on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
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16.6KThe Catholic Test – When New Hampshire Outlawed Catholics
New Hampshire’s Constitution, adopted in 1784, had some of the toughest restrictions on religious freedom in the new United States. It stated...
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11.2KNew Hampshire’s Jonathan Daniels Martyred in Alabama in 1965
Jonathan Daniels smoked cigarettes. He liked to drive fast. He liked a good argument. And when he saw something wrong, he tried...
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9.1KConstance Baker Motley Faces Down Racism
Constance Baker Motley encountered overt racism for the first time when she left her home in New Haven to attend Fisk College...
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9.9KHannah Jumper, 75, Rampages Against Rum in Rockport
Over five hours one summer day in 1856, 75-year-old Hannah Jumper and 200 women rampaged through the streets of Rockport, Mass., smashing...
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