Freedom Collection

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" Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th century painting

Passage of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, 1865
Celebration of the enactment of the 13th Amendment in the House of Representatives, ending slavery, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Celebrating the end of slavery in Washington DC, 1866
Celebration of the abolition of slavery in Washington DC, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Underground Railroad account by William Still
Title page of William Stills record of the Underground Railroad, published in 1872. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

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Mexican soldiers fighting on the house-tops of Mexico City, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Africans jumping from a slave ship, 1700s
African captives leaping off a slave-ship near the coast of Africa, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Freed slaves escaping after the Emancipation Proclamation
Freed Negroes coming into the Union lines at Newbern NC, after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Blacks crushed by prejudice and violence after emancipation
Immigrant, a southerner, and a businessman combine to declare the US to be " a white mans government, " 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

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Andrew Hamiltons defense of John Peter Zenger, establishing freedom of the press in the American colonies, 1734-1735. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Parisians liberating prisoners after storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

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Mexican troops in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Emancipation Proclamation explained to former slaves in Louisiana
US Army officer meeting with African-Americans in Louisiana after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Voting rights cut away from a black Sampson, 1868
Southern Delilah cutting voting rights from a black Samson, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

Acquittal of John Peter Zenger, 1735
John Peter Zenger celebrating his acquittal after trial for libel, colonial New York City, 1735. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

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Colonials destroy British cargo of tea in Boston harbor, December 16, 1773, known as the Boston Tea Party. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonials defending the Liberty Pole
Defense of the Liberty Pole by colonial patriots in New York, 1760s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Declaration of Independence read to crowds in Philadelphia, 1776
John Nixon reading the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, July 8, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonists tearing down the kings arms from Independence Hall, July 8, 1776, in celebration of American independence Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A meeting of colonists protesting British treatment before the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Parisians invasion of the Assembly during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

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Mob liberating prisoners after capturing the Bastille in the French Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Patriotic American colonial woman spinning to avoid importing British cloth before the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Emancipated slaves fleeing to Union-held soil, 1863
Former slaves reaching Union lines after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Former slaves meeting with federal officials in North Carolina, 1866
General Stedman and other officials meeting with freed slaves near Trent River, North Carolina, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British colonial government burning Zengers newspaper on Wall Street, New York City, 1734. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Delaware colonists cheer the Declaration of Independence
Patriots celebrate the Declaration of Independence in Dover, Delaware, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Declaration of Independence cheered in North Carolina, 1776
North Carolina colonials celebrating news of the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Stamp Act protestors burning stamps in New York City before the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Reading the Declaration of Independence to cheering colonists in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Colonists protesting the Stamp Act in New York City before the American Revolution, 1765. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Patriots dressed as Indians destroying tea in Boston harbor, called the Boston Tea Party, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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