Congress.gov presents a 2020 piece of legislation, sponsored by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), that supports the…
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 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 1866 historical illustration that depicts the members of the National Union Convention--who…
DocsTeach presents a lesson plan, written by the National Archives Education Team, that aims to engage students in the evaluation…
Note: Racial epithets used in the accompanying primary sources.Khan Academy presents a lesson plan that aims to engage students in…
The American Battlefield Trust presents a biography on the life of Wade Hampton III- a White Confederate general and South…
The Library of Congress presents a piece of 1865 historical legislation, endorsed by William Hunter, known as the Freedmen's…
The University of Virginia presents an 1866 historical speech, given by President Andrew Johnson to the United States Senate, in…
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical speech, given by Congressman Lyman Trumbull to the United States Senate.…
The Smithsonian Institution presents an 1866 political cartoon, drawn by Thomas Nast, called the "Grand Ball Masquerade." The…
The Library of Congress features an 1870 historical letter, written by Hamilton Wilcox Pierson, a member of the Ku-Klux Klan, to…
The Library of Congress presents an 1868 Congressional Act that moves to discontinue the Freedmen's Bureau.The Freedmen's Bureau…
Note: 1st column, centerChronicling America presents an 1865 Daily Intelligencer newspaper article, written by an unknown author,…
The Library of Congress features an 1859 black and white, half-length historical photograph, taken by Julian Vannerson, that…