John Quincy Adams exemplified the courage and commitment to our founding ideals that made an end to slavery possible.

That’s what happened when John Quincy Adams, who was elected to the House of Representatives after his presidency in 1830, tried to debate the issue of slavery. JARED COHEN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR ...

Adams did not attack slavery head on, but he led a movement to end the gag rule on citizens’ petitions to Congress, most of which were appeals to abolish slavery. Title page of John Quincy Adams ...

John and John Quincy Adams were anti-slavery and were the only two presidents out of the first seven who did not own slaves. Their presidencies bookended a critical transitional period in the ...

and her opposition to slavery, passionately pushing for the education of people of all genders and races. An older statue of Adams with a young John Quincy Adams used to be located near the ...

John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams ... Adams’s spectacular and closely scrutinized verbal duels with pro-slavery politicians, who had bullied well-meaning but less courageous ...

Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' Gives the Sixth President's Life ... nation's expansion came at the cost of allowing the spread of slavery. The most compelling portions of the book, in fact ...

At age 26, John Quincy Adams was appointed by George Washington ... An ardent opponent of slavery, Adams served in the House for 17 years, earning the nickname “Old Man Eloquent.” ...

Born the first son of John and Abigail Adams, he was pressured to follow ... Texas because it would facilitate the spread of slavery. This deeply researched, brilliantly written volume delves into ...

John Quincy Adams was the sixth president ... by passing a "gag rule" that tabled petitions to ban or mitigate slavery. Quincy Adams fought the rule tirelessly and won its repeal eight years ...

His son, John Quincy Adams, carried his father’s torch into an era marked by one of our nation’s most painful divides: slavery. John Quincy’s work as a diplomat, senator, and sixth president ...

His son, John Quincy Adams, carried his father’s torch into an era marked by one of our nation’s most painful divides: slavery. John Quincy’s work as a diplomat, senator, and sixth president ...