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Speech before the American Anti-Slavery Society
A written speech that recalls the problems with slavery
Slavery in the old Northwest
Historical aspect of the system of slavery in the upper part of the United States. How it dehumanized individuals and families.
Slavery in America
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries people were kidnapped from the continent of Africa, forced into slavery in the American.
Tags: slavery in America
Slavery Days
Sheet music created by slaves in 1877. Lists the singers, writers, composers, and producers of the song called "Slavery Days".
Receipt for the sale of Jane, age 18, and her son, Henry, age 1, and all future children
This receipt displays the details of the purchase for two slaves- a mother and her son- and all of her future children. In total. Judge S. Williams of Eufaula paid six hundred dollars.
Tags: Alabama, Eufaula, Gelatin silver prints, slavery, United States
Oration delivered on Emancipation Day
Newspaper celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation as the greatest event in the history of African Americans
Tags: Emancipation Day, Georgia
Modes of Punishing Slaves
The image shows two people being punished with different devices. One is being punished using a heavy iron collar, and another long wooden boards fastened around the necm.
March on Washington
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference invited Rosa Parks to participate in the 1963 March on Washington.
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I
This marble portrait head in The Met's permanent collection is over 37 inches high.
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