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Fort Mose: early marker in African American freedom movement

February 24, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The fight for African American freedom reaches back hundreds of years, even before the arrival of the British.

Human rights group urges action on parole for Oscar Lopez

January 28, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Only days remain for the public to ask for the United States Parole Commission to grant parole to a Puerto Rican independence activist who has now spent 29 years in a federal penitentiary in Florence, Colo.

Lincoln’s fiery trial was America’s too

January 6, 2011 By Teresa Albano

Book review: Eric Foner's "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery."

Twenty-four hours in jail: “If I ruled the world, I’d free all my sons”

July 1, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

After spending more than 24 hours in lock-up, I kept thinking of Nas' song: "If I ruled the world/Imagine that/I'd free all my sons."

New Year and renewed solidarity for Cuban Five freedom

December 31, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

The worldwide fight for the freedom of the Cuban Five goes on without let-up.