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- Anti-Slavery Token, 1838 -
- 1838
- Collections - Artifact
Anti-Slavery Token, 1838
- "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
- Collections - Artifact
"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.
- Postage Stamp Issued in 1940 for the 75th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Postage Stamp Issued in 1940 for the 75th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- Letter from T. Cooney to John W. Campbell, Tennessee, 1833 -
- October 27, 1833
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from T. Cooney to John W. Campbell, Tennessee, 1833
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Record Album "Alex Haley Tells The Story of His Search For Roots," 1977 -
- 1977
- Collections - Artifact
Record Album "Alex Haley Tells The Story of His Search For Roots," 1977
- "Truth Stranger than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Own Life," 1858 -
- 1858
- Collections - Artifact
"Truth Stranger than Fiction: Father Henson's Story of His Own Life," 1858
- "Aduke 'Addy' Walker" American Girl Doll, circa 1995 -
- circa 1995
- Collections - Artifact
"Aduke 'Addy' Walker" American Girl Doll, circa 1995
- "Meet Addy: An American Girl," 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Meet Addy: An American Girl," 1993
- Advertising Lithograph, "Highly Improved Steam Engine, Cane Mill and Steam Train," 1843 -
- 1843
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Lithograph, "Highly Improved Steam Engine, Cane Mill and Steam Train," 1843