Slavery

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Contrabands—fugitive slaves—cooks, laundresses, laborers, teamsters, railroad repair crews—fled to the Union Army, but were not officially freed until 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation.
In Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Central Role of Slavery Must Not Be Forgotten
“Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states,” 1861.
The Civil War: Losing the War, Winning the History
Isaac W. Williams (front) in a file photo from the 1960s.
Still Fighting the Civil War in South Carolina
"The National Game. Three Outs and One Run." Drawing depicting the four candidates of the 1860 United States presidential election (L to R): John Bell, Stephen Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and Abraham Lincoln. The artist is comparing the election to a baseball game.
The Election of 1860 and Secession — to Preserve Slavery
Rep Joe WIlson fan club with a poster that reads, "You lie!"
Brooks to Thurmond to Wilson
Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC.
Bicentennial for Two Great Emancipators
An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania State Archives.
The Forgotten First Step Toward Freedom
The supreme court of Massachusetts sits at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.
Gay-Marriage Decision: Just the Beginning of the Debate
A homeless man outside the outside the United Nations building in New York with the American flag in the background.
A New Abolition Movement — Against Poverty
Medical examination photo of Gordon showing his scourged back, widely distributed by Abolitionists to expose the brutality of slavery. From at least the 1860s onwards, photography was a powerful tool in the abolitionist movement.
Can Reparations Heal the Wounds of Slavery?
Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia, enslaved more than 600 people in his lifetime.
Ivy and Slavery
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams: An Example for Our Times
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.
Apologizing for Slavery
The coat of arms of the Republic of Texas from the 19th century.
The Real Republic of Texas