The abolitionist’s murder inspires anti-slavery activists
Andy O'Brien and Will Chapman
Radical Mainers: Elijah P. Lovejoy: The Anti-Slavery Martyr from Maine, Part 2
In which the abolitionist newspaperman meets his fate
Radical Mainers
Elijah P. Lovejoy: The Anti-Slavery Martyr from Maine, Part 1
Radical Mainers: Maine Agents of Abolition
When abolishing slavery was considered “radical”
Radical Mainers: Mainers in the Moral Crusade Against Slavery, Part Two
A Tiny Group of Religious Radicals Kicks Off Maine’s Abolitionist Movement
Radical Mainers: Mainers in the Moral Crusade Against Slavery, Part One
When William Lloyd Garrison barnstormed Maine for abolition
Radical Mainers: The Maine Women Who Took on the Mighty York Manufacturing Company
“Their Grievance Was Just”: Female textile workers took their power to the streets
Radical Mainers: Labor Unrest Brews in Maine’s “Utopian” Industrial Experiment
Miserable conditions in 19th century New England textile mills prompt strikes
Radical Mainers: From Race War to Class War on the Saco River
The genocide and drug money that made Biddeford/Saco a 19th century industrial hub
Radical Mainers: War Capitalism and the Rise of the Modern Corporation in Maine
A massive march by young women in Saco showed the several forms of “slavery” at work in 19th century Maine
Radical Mainers: When Mainers Went on Strike for More Free Time
“We will have the Ten Hour Bill … Else the land shall ne’re be still”
Radical Mainers: Mainers Agitate, Organize and Strike for the 10-Hour Day
Direct action in the workplace trumps political reforms in 19th century New England