by Collette McNulty | Jul 7, 2023 | 19th Century
Cherokees Tragic Trail: Native American Tribes were compelled to leave their inherited lands in the 1830s as a result of the Indian Removal Act, which was a crucial aspect of American history. The Cherokees, who suffered one of the most disastrous trips, comprised one...
by Alexa Baslin | May 13, 2021 | 1800-1865
The Fourth of July is a poem by W.L. Garrison in 1844. This piece is about life as a slave and how we should be asking God for forgiveness for our treatment of slaves. Garrison wrote this poem as a reminder to Americans that not everyone was able to enjoy the same...
by Matt Russo | May 2, 2021 | 1600-1700, 1800-1865
The pieces shown are engraved by Alexander Anderson. Anderson was an American physician and illustrator. He was born in New York City on April 21st, 1775. At just the age of twelve years old, he started to engrave pictures on to copper. He is one of the earliest...