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 Katharine Brennan | Dec 2, 2024
This piece is an image from an article called “The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln,” published by the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection. It was made in 1865, right after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, which was on April 15th, 1865. This image sheds light...
by Annmarie Melek | Dec 2, 2024
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address: A Call for Healing and Unity President Abraham Lincoln gave his Second Inaugural Address on the Capitol steps on March 4, 1865, as the Civil War ended. This speech, often considered among his best rhetorical works, is...
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...