Slavery

In 1725, a baby boy was born to Captain John Newton and his wife Elizabeth, in their hometown of London, England. At the young age of 11, the boy was …

“I am not the man I ought to be, I am not the man I wish to be, and I am not the man I hope to be, but by …

“We have in the Bible the first appeals in world literature to treat slaves as human beings for their own sake and not just in the interests of their masters.”

“Hebrew has no vocabulary for slavery, only of servanthood.”

“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.”

Abraham Lincoln may have been the most-criticized president in our nation’s history. In addition to the usual worries about economic matters, constitutional legality, and foreign affairs policies, he also presided …

Slaves have always had it tough. In early America, they had no property and no rights. It was worse in ancient societies; there, they literally didn’t have an identity. The …

As of February, 2013, the average credit card debt for Americans who carry a monthly balance was a whopping $15,257. This staggeringly high number means that many Americans have a …

Nobody witnessed the crazed gunman sneak into Ford’s Theater the night Lincoln was shot, but many thousands saw the President’s body as it journeyed by train from Washington to Springfield …

While no two Christmas lists are ever the exact same, it’s a sure bet that most kids want the hi-tech staples that have come to define our culture: an iPad, …