The Library of Congress presents am 1864 historical illustration depicting enslaved people escaping slavery. The inscription on…
The National Women's History Museum presents a 2018 article that provides a perspective on African American women's contributions…
The Library of Congress features an 1876 illustration, by Edwin Forbes, depicting a Black man with a horse and other belongings,…
The Library of Congress features a historical illustration, by Edwin Forbes, depicting Black people headed toward Union Army…
The Library of Congress presents a photo of young Black boys with Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry soldiers at a camp for…
DocsTeach presents an 1865 photo of a camp for contrabands - formerly enslaved people who escaped to Union lines - in Richmond,…
Note: click on the photo to enlarge.The National Museum of African American History and Culture features an 1863 photo of a…
Note: 4th column, center.Chronicling America features an 1868 Placer Herald newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that…
The New York Public Library features an 1865 historical report, issued by General Rufus Saxton, that provides the rules outlined…
Note: Racial epithets used. Multiple captions.The Digital Public Library of America features an 1865 historical illustration that…
The Digital Public Library of America features a historical illustration, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, that…
The Library of Congress features an 1868 historical print that provides information in regards to the "falsehoods" about…
The Library of Congress features an 1865 historical letter, written by John C. Robinson to Abraham Lincoln, that provides an…
Note: Language may be offensive.The Library of Congress features an 1868 historical dialogue, published by the Union Republican…
The Library of Congress features an 1866 historical speech, given by Bayley Wyat, that provides a freedman's perspective of how…
The Library of Congress features an 1866 historical letter, written by Joseph C. Lewis to Schuyler Colfax, that provides Lewis's…