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Abolition Collection

Background imageAbolition Collection: Free Soil versus slavery conflict in Kansas, 1850s

Free Soil versus slavery conflict in Kansas, 1850s
Kansas Free Soil " peace convention" at Fort Scott, Kansas, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Slave-ship hoisting sail, 1800s

Slave-ship hoisting sail, 1800s
African slave-ship hoisting sail upon sighting an English cruiser, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: PSOC2A-00040

PSOC2A-00040
Senator Preston Brooks assaulting Senator Charles Sumner during an antislavery debate, 1856. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Passage of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, 1865

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: Pro-slavery poster in Kansas, 1850s

Pro-slavery poster in Kansas, 1850s
Kansas poster calling for homesteaders to rally under pro-slavery governor Charles Robinson, 1850s. Printed color reproduction of a document

Background imageAbolition Collection: Celebrating the end of slavery in Washington DC, 1866

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: Mob burning abolitionist Elijah Lovejoys print-shop, Illinois, 1835

Mob burning abolitionist Elijah Lovejoys print-shop, Illinois, 1835
Pro-slavery mob burning the print-shop of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, Alton, Illinois, 1835. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Freed slaves escaping after the Emancipation Proclamation

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: EXPL2A-00312

EXPL2A-00312
Map of slave and free areas of the United States in 1854, at the time of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background imageAbolition Collection: PPRE2A-00010

PPRE2A-00010
Debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, campaigning for office of US Senator from Illinois, 1858. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Blacks crushed by prejudice and violence after emancipation

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: Emancipation Proclamation explained to former slaves in Louisiana

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: Woman urging a slave to escape

Woman urging a slave to escape
Plantation school teacher urging a slave to escape to freedom, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Voting rights cut away from a black Sampson, 1868

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: PSOC2A-00028

PSOC2A-00028
" The Liberator" : masthead of William Lloyd Garrisons abolitionist newspaper, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageAbolition Collection: Antislavery documents burned in South Carolina, 1830s

Antislavery documents burned in South Carolina, 1830s
Pro-slavery bonfire of abolitionist literature in Charleston, South Carolina, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: PSOC2A-00035

PSOC2A-00035
William Lloyd Garrison, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageAbolition Collection: PPRE2A-00080

PPRE2A-00080
Lincoln-Douglas debate at Galesburg, Illinois, 1858. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: PLIT2A-00104

PLIT2A-00104
Part of the original manuscript of " Uncle Toms Cabin" by Harriet Beacher Stowe. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageAbolition Collection: Black voters in Richmond, Virginia, 1871

Black voters in Richmond, Virginia, 1871
African-American citizens voting in Richmond, Virginia, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: First black voters in Washington DC, 1867

First black voters in Washington DC, 1867
African-American election official supervising the first black voters in Washington DC, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Emancipated slaves fleeing to Union-held soil, 1863

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: Former slaves meeting with federal officials in North Carolina, 1866

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

Background imageAbolition Collection: PSOC2A-00011

PSOC2A-00011
Masthead of " The Liberator, " 1831, Garrisons abolitionist newspaper. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageAbolition Collection: Black citizens casting their first ballots, 1867

Black citizens casting their first ballots, 1867
Former slaves casting their first vote, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Pro-slavery voters from Missouri entering Kansas Territory, 1850s

Pro-slavery voters from Missouri entering Kansas Territory, 1850s
Missouri " border ruffians" entering Kansas to vote for slavery in the territory, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAbolition Collection: Proslavery voters invading Kansas, 1850s

Proslavery voters invading Kansas, 1850s
Pro-slavery forces ferrying Missouri voters to the Kansas shore to vote against free soil, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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