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- Pamphlet with Two Essays, "Bible View of Slavery, Examined" and "Bible View of Slavery, Reconsidered," 1863 - In 1776 America's Founding Fathers established a nation based on the principles of freedom -- but that didn't include enslaved African Americans. Through the 1800s, the question of slavery escalated into civil war. John H. Hopkins, a controversial Episcopal Bishop from Vermont, argued in 1863 that the Bible did not forbid slavery -- but he still opposed Southern states seceding from the Union.
- 1863
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Pamphlet with Two Essays, "Bible View of Slavery, Examined" and "Bible View of Slavery, Reconsidered," 1863
In 1776 America's Founding Fathers established a nation based on the principles of freedom -- but that didn't include enslaved African Americans. Through the 1800s, the question of slavery escalated into civil war. John H. Hopkins, a controversial Episcopal Bishop from Vermont, argued in 1863 that the Bible did not forbid slavery -- but he still opposed Southern states seceding from the Union.
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Negro Life in the Slave States of America," 1852 - The trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom are told in the pages of Harriet Beecher Stowe's <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em>. The work of fiction became a national and international best-seller when first published in 1852. In one year, 1.5 million copies were sold in Great Britain. The book advanced anti-slavery sympathies throughout Europe and made Stowe an international celebrity.
- 1852
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Negro Life in the Slave States of America," 1852
The trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom are told in the pages of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The work of fiction became a national and international best-seller when first published in 1852. In one year, 1.5 million copies were sold in Great Britain. The book advanced anti-slavery sympathies throughout Europe and made Stowe an international celebrity.
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life among the Lowly," Vol. 1, 1852 - The trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom are told in the pages of Harriet Beecher Stowe's <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em>. The work of fiction became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stowe's emotional descriptions touched many readers while others dismissed it as lies. Abolitionist praised the book, but it was reviled by pro-slavery advocates.
- 1852
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life among the Lowly," Vol. 1, 1852
The trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom are told in the pages of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The work of fiction became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stowe's emotional descriptions touched many readers while others dismissed it as lies. Abolitionist praised the book, but it was reviled by pro-slavery advocates.
- Leg Shackles, 1840-1880 - The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. These shackles, from a Georgia plantation, attest to the brutal treatment of enslaved African Americans.
- 1840-1880
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Leg Shackles, 1840-1880
The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. These shackles, from a Georgia plantation, attest to the brutal treatment of enslaved African Americans.
- "Credit Sale of Valuable Slaves! by Julian Neville, Auctioneer," New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1850 - The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. New Orleans became a major slave auction center after about 1820.
- circa 1850
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"Credit Sale of Valuable Slaves! by Julian Neville, Auctioneer," New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1850
The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. New Orleans became a major slave auction center after about 1820.
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin! or, Life Among the Lowly!," March 21, 1864 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em> about the trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stage plays of the novel appeared soon after and some versions ran for decades. These productions varied in dramatic and literary quality. The book and plays stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.
- March 21, 1864
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin! or, Life Among the Lowly!," March 21, 1864
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin about the trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stage plays of the novel appeared soon after and some versions ran for decades. These productions varied in dramatic and literary quality. The book and plays stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.
- Hermitage Slave Quarters - Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
- circa 1820
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Hermitage Slave Quarters
Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
- Hermitage Slave Quarters - Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
- circa 1820
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Hermitage Slave Quarters
Enslaved African Americans built and lived in these brick quarters on the Hermitage Plantation, located just north of the city of Savannah in a rice-growing region. Owned by Henry McAlpin, in 1850 this prosperous plantation had 200 enslaved workers who lived in about 50 similar buildings. These enslaved workers cultivated rice, and manufactured bricks, rice barrels, cast iron products, and lumber.
- "Comparison of Products, Population, and Resources of the Free and Slave States," 1861 - This bar-chart represented the growing divide between Free and Slave states prior to the Civil War. The chart used 1850 census data and compared "products, population and resources" of the two warring sections. Produced soon after the start of the war, Americans could see the outcomes for the nation if free labor prevailed or if slavery continued.
- 1861
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"Comparison of Products, Population, and Resources of the Free and Slave States," 1861
This bar-chart represented the growing divide between Free and Slave states prior to the Civil War. The chart used 1850 census data and compared "products, population and resources" of the two warring sections. Produced soon after the start of the war, Americans could see the outcomes for the nation if free labor prevailed or if slavery continued.
- "John Brown, The Martyr," 1870 - Before the Civil War, Southern slave-owners stubbornly defended the necessity of slavery while vocal abolitionists continued to oppose it. John Brown took matters into his own hands. In 1859, he tried to steal government weapons, but he was caught and hanged for treason. Northerners honored him because he was willing to die for a cause. But it gave Southerners one more reason to prepare for war.
- 1859
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"John Brown, The Martyr," 1870
Before the Civil War, Southern slave-owners stubbornly defended the necessity of slavery while vocal abolitionists continued to oppose it. John Brown took matters into his own hands. In 1859, he tried to steal government weapons, but he was caught and hanged for treason. Northerners honored him because he was willing to die for a cause. But it gave Southerners one more reason to prepare for war.