Belinda Sutton and the Politics of Refusal

This essay is part of our “People’s Guide to the Revolution” initiative for 2026. Visit our webpage for original content, events related to the 250th, and more. By Kyera Singleton MH Board Member Executive Director of Royall House and Slave Quarters On February 14th, 1783, Belinda Sutton demanded an audience. On Frederick Douglass’ birthday, Sutton, […]
Civil rights then and now

This essay is part of our “People’s Guide to the Revolution” initiative for 2026. Visit our webpage for original content, events related to the 250th, and more. By Michael Meltsner Michael Meltsner, former first assistant counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. His latest book is the civil rights era true crime novel, Mosaic: Who Paid for […]