$100,000 Reward: Slavery Advertisement

$100,000 Reward: Slavery Advertisement

     This exhibits artifact represents the $100,00 Reward ad, published by Webster & Southard in 1837, who also published The American Anti-Slavery Almanac between the years of 1836 and 1844, which was created to inform readers of the highly alarming situation of...

The Soul-Killing Witches That Deform The Body

The Soul-Killing Witches That Deform the Body The Salem Witch Trials were rooted in fear. Feelings of paranoia can be very dangerous, especially in a close-knit community like Salem was at the time. Samuel Parris was a Puritan minister whose daughter and niece became...
Benjamin Lay

Benjamin Lay

This source comes from the New York Public Library Digital Collections and was published in 1843. The source addresses the man by the name of Benjamin Lay. To better understand this source, it is important to know the history of slavery in the United States. Slavery...
“Casimir Pulaski,” Marble Sculpture 

“Casimir Pulaski,” Marble Sculpture 

The following sculpture encapsulates the image of Casimir Pulaski, who is described as “The Father of American Cavalry” [1]. This artistic piece was created by Henry Dmochowski Saunders in the year 1857. Saunders was a talented artist who created multiple artistic...
The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order declaring that all slaves who were in Confederate territory be set free. It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War as it approached its third year in 1863. This changed the lives of more than...