by Nicolas Zuniga | Apr 23, 2026
The Propagation Society—More Free Than Welcome (1855) By Nicolas Zuniga In 1855, as the United States grappled with massive demographic shifts, an anonymous painting titled “The Propagation Society—More Free Than Welcome” began to circulate in the American...
by Simone Bajaj | Apr 23, 2026
In December 1845, Mary Paul wrote a letter to her father writing about her daily life working in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. She was a young teenage girl who left her home in Vermont for work. Her letters offer a firsthand account of the opportunities...
by Grace Regan | Apr 23, 2026
Uncle Sam has been a symbol of the United States for a very long time. Since the War of 1812, inspired by Samuel Wilson, who supplied meat from their farm to the Army. He was referred to as Uncle Sam, hence the nickname. Since the initials U.S could refer to the...
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...