This past November, I posted a lengthy interview with local historian Matt Siegfried about slavery, the fight for emancipation, and the role played by Ypsilantians in that struggle. We covered an incredible amount of ground, but, as I still had a lot of unanswered questions, I asked him back. Following, as Paul Harvey would say, […]
Tag Archives: Fugitive Slave Act
Exploring Ypsilanti’s place on the Underground Railroad: part two
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, History, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1850, A Woman’s Life Work, Abolitionism, Anti-Slavery Bugle, Canada, Civil War, David Gordon, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, Elsie Hamilton, George DeBaptiste, HP Jacobs, John P. Chester, Kentucky, kidnapping, Laura Haviland, Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society, Matt Siegfried, Nashville, personal liberty laws, Quakers, Raisin Institute, reconstruction, Ross Wilkins, runaway slaves, slave-catchers, slavery, Tennessee, Thomas Chester, UGRR, underground railroad, Voice of the Fugitive, Willis Hamilton 18 Comments
What you need to know about the October 1 launch of the Obamacare health insurance marketplace
It’s been a hell of a long time coming, but, on Tuesday of next week, uninsured Americans will finally have an opportunity to shop for health insurance coverage online, in government-administered marketplaces, as part of the Affordable Care Act. It took three and a half years, during which time the Republicans attempted to defund it […]
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Affordable Care Act, appeasement, Ashton Kutcher, Bill O'Brien, Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation, chemtrails, CHRT, conspiracy theories, Ellen Rabinowitz, health care reform, health insurance, health insurance companies, Hitler, holding insurance companies accountable, Jeff Irwin, John Boehner, John Fleming, Keiser Foundation, Kerry Bentivolio, Mallett's Creek Library, Marianne Udow-Phillips, Michele Bachmann, Obama, Obamacare, Ted Cruz, Washtenaw Health Plan 80 Comments