Abigail Adams was a fierce advocate for independence, warned that power always grows, repeatedly pushed for the advancement of women, was an early opponent of slavery, a strong supporter of education - and an arms manufacturer too.

Path to Liberty: February 28, 2024

Sept 18, 1850 - Pres. Millard Fillmore signed the 2nd Federal Fugitive Slave Act into law. An attempt to implement the Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution, the act, at best, had serious constitutional issues. In response, as had been done under the previous act, states passed Personal Liberty Laws which nullified the federal act in practice and effect.

Path to Liberty: September 18, 2023

U.S. history classes teach about the horrible institution of slavery, but how much does the average American know about the family history of their politicians, especially when it comes to slavery? Recent studies revealed that many U.S. politicians, including a number of presidents, have ancestors who were slaveholders. On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez sits down with writer and historian Calvin Dark to delve into this little-known history.

For the old revolutionaries, a government that could define its own limits, take property at will - an arbitrary power - was the very definition of a tyranny, reducing the people “to the most abject slavery.” In their view, liberty could only exist in a society that’s awake, aware, and actively engaged - in both supporting freedom, and resisting attempts to restrict it.

Path to Liberty: Oct 24, 2022

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The first attempt in history to include anti-slavery, free-soil provisions into a national constitutional instrument was written by Thomas Jefferson. Most historians teach us about the slave-owning of Jefferson - which is important history, but they ignore this fact, and fact that his text of 1784 was copied almost verbatim as Section 1 of the 13th Amendment.

Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: July 15, 2022

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