Note: Included with the interview is a link to the transcript of the interview; language may be offensive.The Library of Congress…
Note: Included with the interview is a link to the transcript; language may be offensive.The Library of Congress presents a 1940…
Note: 3rd column, bottom.Chronicling America features an 1865 Wheeling Daily Register newspaper article, written by an unknown…
Find a Grave features a headstone (image submitted by Steve Dunn), located at the Lexington Cemetary in Lexington, Kentucky,…
Note: This photograph was taken as along with a narrative collected by the Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project.The…
Note: Haywood's narrative begins on page 130 of the collection. The historical photograph described within the narrative as having…
Find a Grave features a headstone (images submitted by Laureli and Sean McKim), located at Mount Hope Cemetary in Rochester, New…
The Library of Congress features an 1883 historical illustration, drawn by Gaylord Watson, that depicts various formerly enslaved,…
The New York Times presents an 1864 newspaper article that includes a proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln and…
The New York Times presents an 1864 newspaper article that includes a manifesto, written by Senator Benjamin F. Wade and…
Note: Transcript and original document are both included.The Library of Congress presents an 1864 historical bill, proposed by…
The Library of Congress presents an 1865 political cartoon, drawn by J. E. Baker and published by Currier & Ives, that depicts…
DocsTeach presents an 1865 historical oath, taken by James Hicks, that declares his allegiance to the Union after the Civil War.…
The Library of Congress presents an 1863 historical letter, written by Francis J. Keffer to Carlos A. Waite, that lists the…
Teaching American History in South Carolina presents an 1865 historical oath, taken by Jacob F. Strait, that declares his…
Teaching American History presents an 1863 historical proclamation, written by Abraham Lincoln, that pardons those who…