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Black History Collection

Background imageBlack History Collection: Black slave on a sugar plantation

Black slave on a sugar plantation
Slave woman hoeing sugar plants on a plantation in Louisiana, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Buffalo soldiers on a rough trail

Buffalo soldiers on a rough trail
Buffalo soldier and his horse taking a tumble from the trail, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Background imageBlack History 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 imageBlack History 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 imageBlack History Collection: Cotton wharf in Charleston SC, 1870s

Cotton wharf in Charleston SC, 1870s
Black stevedores loading bales on the cotton wharf in Charleston, South Carolina, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History 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 imageBlack History Collection: Maryland plantation manor, 1800s

Maryland plantation manor, 1800s
An old Maryland tobacco plantation house with outbuildings, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: A hay ride, 1800s

A hay ride, 1800s
Children riding atop a hay wagon pulled by a pair of horses, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Cotton plant

Cotton plant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800s

Cotton bales on a river boat, 1800s
Steam-driven boat loaded with bales of cotton, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Wedding of former slaves in the South, 1870s

Wedding of former slaves in the South, 1870s
Freed African-American couple getting married in a cabin during Reconstruction. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Senator Blanche K. Bruce

Senator Blanche K. Bruce
Blanche K. Bruce, first African-American to serve a full term as US Senator. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Funeral of a former black slave, Reconstruction Era

Funeral of a former black slave, Reconstruction Era
Negro funeral in Virginia, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s

Slaves planting rice in North Carolina, 1800s
Planting rice on a North Carolina plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: African slaves in Uganda, 1800s

African slaves in Uganda, 1800s
Native slaves carrying fuel and cutting rice in East Africa, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal

Background imageBlack History Collection: Presidential candidate James Garfield defending former slaves

Presidential candidate James Garfield defending former slaves
Presidential candidate James Garfield as " the friend of the freedman, " 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Cotton-press, 1800s

Cotton-press, 1800s
African-American workers baling cotton in a cotton-press, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Skidmore Guard reunion in New York City, 1870s

Skidmore Guard reunion in New York City, 1870s
Ball of the Skidmore Guard, a black military organization, NYC, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: Black soldier statue, Contraband Camp historic site, Corinth MS

Black soldier statue, Contraband Camp historic site, Corinth MS
Statue of freed slave in 1st Alabama Colored Regiment at Union Armys Contraband Camp in Corinth MS, 1863. Digital photograph

Background imageBlack History 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 imageBlack History Collection: Patriots of African descent memorial at Valley Forge

Patriots of African descent memorial at Valley Forge
African-American Revolutionary War soldier memorial at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageBlack History Collection: Mount Vernon slave cemetery

Mount Vernon slave cemetery
Slave burial-ground memorial at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph

Background imageBlack History Collection: Mother and baby in a slave cabin

Mother and baby in a slave cabin
African-American mother rocking and singing to her child in a cabin. Photo of a slave cabin combined with a hand-colored halftone illustration

Background imageBlack History 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 imageBlack History Collection: Louisiana statehouse captured by the White League, 1874

Louisiana statehouse captured by the White League, 1874
Surrender of the Louisiana State House to the White League, 1874. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBlack History Collection: EVRV2D-00207

EVRV2D-00207
African-American revolutionary soldier memorial at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph

Background imageBlack History Collection: EVRV2D-00206

EVRV2D-00206
African-American revolutionary soldier memorial at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph


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