by Andrew Shuster | Apr 27, 2025
The Richmond Enquirer and the Missouri Compromise This piece, which was published in the Richmond Enquirer on February 10, 1820, provides a glimpse into how pro-slavery beliefs were publicly justified and shared during the height of the Missouri Compromise debates....
by Riann Alleyne | Mar 24, 2025
In 1851, a poster was created in Boston, one that was intended to warn Black people in the area. The title, “Caution!! Colored People of Boston!!” draws the attention of colored people that see the poster. The purpose of it is to urge black people in the area to avoid...
by Shania Ali | May 16, 2024
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...
by Elizabeth Taber | May 14, 2024
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...
by Jadia Kershaw | Apr 29, 2024
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...