Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600sPunishing heretics by exiling them from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690sTrial of a suspected witch at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1692. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pro-slavery poster in Kansas, 1850sKansas poster calling for homesteaders to rally under pro-slavery governor Charles Robinson, 1850s. Printed color reproduction of a document
Free Soil versus slavery conflict in Kansas, 1850sKansas Free Soil " peace convention" at Fort Scott, Kansas, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868Reconstruction depicted as equal rights reform, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon
Frederick Douglass portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mob burning abolitionist Elijah Lovejoys print-shop, Illinois, 1835Pro-slavery mob burning the print-shop of abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, Alton, Illinois, 1835. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cartoon about literacy tests in the South, 1870s" The blakman orter be eddikated afore he kin vote with us wites" - cartoon about literacy tests, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon
Judge Lynch burning justice, cartoon of 1901Justice burned, entitled " Judge Lynchs Latest Victim, " 1901. Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 W.A. Rogers cartoon
Senator Blanche K. BruceBlanche K. Bruce, first African-American to serve a full term as US Senator. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Freed slaves escaping after the Emancipation ProclamationFreed Negroes coming into the Union lines at Newbern NC, after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870sKu Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800sKu Klux Klansmen wrapped in sheets on a murderous raid in a black familys cabin, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Suspected witch arrested by Massachusetts colonists, 1600sNew England Puritans arresting an old woman accused of witchcraft, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration
Giles Corey accused of witchcraft in SalemGiles Corey accused by a witness at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Salem witchcraft trial, 1692Witness testifying at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800sDenis Kearney inciting an anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Presidential candidate James Garfield defending former slavesPresidential candidate James Garfield as " the friend of the freedman, " 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00060John Quincy Adams in Congress defending the right of petition. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Suffragettes in New York City, 1911Womens suffrage march on Fifth Avenue in New York, 1911. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
US Supreme Court hearing a Mississippi injunction case, 1867US Supreme Court under Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase hearing the Mississippi injunction case, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Blacks crushed by prejudice and violence after emancipationImmigrant, 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
PPRT2A-00007Andrew 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
Suffragettes in New York City, 1912Suffragette marchers carrying portable speaker rostrums, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Communist demonstration broken up by New York policeCommunist workers driven from a demonstration in Tompkins Square by mounted police, New York City, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880sRussian convicts returning at night from the mines in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880sRussian prisoners marched on a muddy road to exile in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Jews assaulted in Kiev, 1880sAssault on Jews within sight of the Russian military in Kiev, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Emancipation Proclamation explained to former slaves in LouisianaUS Army officer meeting with African-Americans in Louisiana after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PBLA2D-00001Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune and African-American children, Lincoln Park, Washington DC. Digital photograph
Voting rights cut away from a black Sampson, 1868Southern Delilah cutting voting rights from a black Samson, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon
Blacks in South Carolina legislature under ReconstructionReconstructed South Carolina legislature, including African-American delegates, passing an appropriations bill, 1873. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Wife of Giles Corey tried for witchcraft in SalemTrial of Giles Coreys wife for witchcraft, Salem, 1692. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Child accusing a Salem man of witchcraftCaptain Alden accused by a child during the Salem witchcraft hysteria, 1690s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Suffragette parade leaders in New York City, 1912Suffragette parade marshals assembled in Washington Square, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
PUSA2A-00050Andrew Hamilton, lawyer who defended John Peter Zenger and helped establish freedom of the press in the US. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration
Acquittal of John Peter Zenger, 1735John Peter Zenger celebrating his acquittal after trial for libel, colonial New York City, 1735. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration
Elderly Russian sentenced to hard labor, 1880sRussian convict sentenced to hard labor in Siberia at age 65, 1880s. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a photograph
Pro-Union meeting in Louisiana, 1866Secret meeting of southern pro-Unionists in Louisiana, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Black voters in Richmond, Virginia, 1871African-American citizens voting in Richmond, Virginia, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
First black voters in Washington DC, 1867African-American election official supervising the first black voters in Washington DC, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Emancipated slaves fleeing to Union-held soil, 1863Former slaves reaching Union lines after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PBLA2A-00001Capture of Nat Turner, leader of slave revolt in 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PBLA2A-00005Dred 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
PBLA2A-00007Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Normal School, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a photograph
PBLA2A-00010Joseph Hayne Rainey, first black US Congressman, admitted to the House in 1871. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
PBLA2A-00009Hiram R. Revels, first black elected to the US Senate, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a photograph
PBLA2A-00011Robert Smalls, Civil War hero and Union naval officer, African-American US Congressman from South Caroilina. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
