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Anti Slavery Collection

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Senator Preston Brooks assaulting Senator Charles Sumner during an antislavery

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

Background imageAnti Slavery 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 imageAnti Slavery Collection: Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery 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 imageAnti Slavery Collection: Compromise of 1850 debate in the US Senate

Compromise of 1850 debate in the US Senate
Henry Clay arguing in the US Senate for the Compromise of 1850 to avert civil war. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Underground Railroad account by William Still

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

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Wendell Phillips urging abolition of slavery

Wendell Phillips urging abolition of slavery
Wendell Phillips speaking against slavery on Boston Common, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: US after the Missouri Compromise, 1820

US after the Missouri Compromise, 1820
Slave and free territories in the United States after the Missouri Compromise Act, 1820. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Capture of Nat Turner, leader of slave revolt in 1831

Capture of Nat Turner, leader of slave revolt in 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Runaways captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act

Runaways captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act
Runaway slaves Burns and Sims captured in Boston and returned to South Carolina under the Fugitive Slave Act, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Angry US Congressmen debate secession, 1860

Angry US Congressmen debate secession, 1860
Impassioned debate in the House of Representatives, December 1860 to January 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Map of slave and free areas of the United States in 1854

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 imageAnti Slavery 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 imageAnti Slavery Collection: ' The Liberator'

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

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Susan B. Anthony. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Susan B. Anthony. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: John Brown

John Brown
Abolitionist John Brown, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageAnti Slavery 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 imageAnti Slavery Collection: William Lloyd Garrison, with his autograph

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

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Dred Scott in 1857

Dred Scott in 1857, who lost Supreme Court case and was returned to slavery after residing in a free state. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Frederick Douglass as a young man

Frederick Douglass as a young man, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Masthead of ' The Liberator

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

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial

Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial

Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial

Lucy Stone statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Sarah Moore Grimke, with her signature

Sarah Moore Grimke, with her signature. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Angelina Grimke, with autograph

Angelina Grimke, with autograph. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: PSCO2A-00023

PSCO2A-00023
John Brown stops to greet a black child on his way to execution, 1859. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: John Brown between his dying sons in the battle at Harpers Ferry

John Brown between his dying sons in the battle at Harpers Ferry, 1859. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin

Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin, with his signature. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: John Brown, with autograph reading ' Farewell God bless you/Your Friend/John Brown

John Brown, with autograph reading " Farewell God bless you/Your Friend/John Brown." Engraved reproduction of a photograph

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: John Brown photograph

John Brown photograph
Photograph of John Brown, signed. Photograph

Background imageAnti Slavery Collection: Abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy denouncing slave owners before the US Congress

Abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy denouncing slave owners before the US Congress, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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