The Smithsonian Magazine presents a 2017 article, by Cate Lineberry, on Robert Smalls' quest for freedom. According to the…
Note: See last column, 2nd to last paragraph. Chronicling America presents a September 12, 1862 article from the The Weekly…
Note: See 3rd column, 2nd to last paragraph.Chronicling America presents a April 9, 1864 announcement from the Free South (SC)…
The National Parks Services presents a 2016 biography on the life of Union Army General David Hunter. The article highlights: his…
The Library of Congress presents a series of 1870 historical letters, written by J. W. Alford to Major General Oliver Otis Howard,…
Note: Racial epithets used; some readers may find the images and language offensive. The Library of Congress presents an 1866…
The Library of Congress presents an 1848 historical manuscript of a letter, written by Frederick Douglass--a formerly enslaved…
The Frederick Douglass Project presents an 1862 historical essay, written by Frederick Douglass--a formerly enslaved African…
YouTube presents a 2010 video, produced by Biography, that provides a brief biographical account of the early life of Frederick…
Note: See 2nd column, 2nd paragraph.Chronicling America presents this May, 20 1862 article from the New York Daily Tribune on…
Note: See 5th column, 3rd paragraph.Chronicling America presents a May 15, 1862 article from the Yorkville Enquirer (writer…
Note: A transcript of the handwritten letter with a lesson activity can be found here.The Library of Congress provides the…
Note: It is not clear from this source whether Jefferson Davis received Hunter's letter.Hampton University features a copy of an…
Note: Original letter found here.This Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs source focuses on Abraham Lincoln's May 19, 1862…
Note: This primary source is accompanied by a brief biography on Samuel Ringgold Ward.Black Past features an 1850 transcription of…
YouTube presents a 2015 video, produced by ColumbiaLearn and hosted by Dr. Eric Foner, that provides a lecture on how President…