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The struggle for equality in antebellum America
Robert Purvis, center, surrounded by others in a historical photo from 1851.

Robert Purvis (seated, center) with other members of the Board of the Pennsylvania Antislavery Society in 1851.

(Image: Courtesy of Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College)

The struggle for equality in antebellum America

A new article tells the story of Robert Purvis, a Black Philadelphian and abolitionist whose quest to secure a passport reflects the lives of other free Black people in the decades leading up to the American Civil War.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck discuss 2,800 years of ideas through history
Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck.

Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, and Peter Struck, professor of classical studies. (Images: Winky Lewis; Lisa J. Godfrey)

Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter Struck discuss 2,800 years of ideas through history

The Penn Arts & Sciences professors discuss editing their new book series, “A Cultural History of Ideas.”

From Omnia

Soviet Union’s centenary
One person holds a framed image of Vladimir Lenin and another holds one of Josef Stalin as others wave red flags behind them in Moscow's Revolution Square.

Communist party supporters hold portraits of Josef Stalin and Vladimir Lenin as they gather during the national celebration of the “Defender of the Fatherland Day” near the Kremlin in Moscow's Revolution Square on Feb. 23, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Soviet Union’s centenary

Experts from across Penn share their thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Union.

Kristen de Groot