Note: click on the photo to enlarge.The National Museum of African American History and Culture features an 1863 photo of a…
Note: click on photo to enlarge.The Library of Congress features a historical photo, by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan, of two…
The Library of Congress presents a 1862 photo, by James Gibson, of a group of contrabands - formerly enslaved people who escaped…
The National Archives features a historical photograph of a group of male "contrabands" - formerly enslaved people who escaped to…
Note: Some language may be offensive to some readers.The Library of Congress features an 1861 historical sheet music, by Frank…
Note: No transcript included, but cursive is legible.DocsTeach (National Archives) source features a letter written in 1863 by…
The Library of Congress features the 1861 statute, created by the 37th Congress, for the 1st Confiscation Act of 1861. The Act…