by Samantha Vasquez | Apr 25, 2023
The Dred Scott Case Project by: Samantha Vasquez Dred Scott was enslaved and tried to sue for the freedom of his family. To maintain balance amongst the states, in 1820 Missouri was established as a slave state while Maine was a free one. In doing so, a “customary...
by Maria Levandoski | Dec 5, 2022
The Vitascope is an early motion-picture projector that was developed from Thomas Jefferson’s Kinetoscope and patented by Thomas Armat in 1895. The creation of this projector caused a revolution around the world. By creating a device that could display images...
by Penelope Zorrilla Velez | May 6, 2022
Perth Amboy is a small city in New Jersey with much historical significance. At the inception of the colony of New Jersey, it was split into two different parts: West Jersey and East Jersey. Perth Amboy served as the capital of East Jersey. [1]Being by the coast,...
by Matthew Zranchev | May 4, 2022
The anti-slavery almanac were illustrations, advertisements and anti-slavery literature that were widely publicized that were intended to spread knowledge about slavery, discrimination against people of color and why America should abolish slavery....
by Michael Mahecha | May 3, 2022
Ongpatonga, nicknamed the “big elk” was the chief of the Omaha tribe which was primarily located near the junction of the Ohio and Wabash rivers, near present day Cincinnati, Ohio. Big Elk earned a reputation as a warrior when he was very young, primarily in...