by Amaal Elsammak | Nov 29, 2025
The photo of Sojourner Truth titled, I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance, was her way of taking control of society’s view of her as a black woman. This photo is a carte de visite, or calling card, which is a small card that people used to carry around during...
by Steven Tobia | Apr 30, 2025
If someone told you that there was a document during the civil war that actually ended slavery but also at the same time did not technically fully end slavery, there is a high chance you would be a little confused or ask yourself: well which is it? did it end slavery?...
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 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...
by Makaia Morris | Jul 10, 2023
Home to, now, approximately forty-five million individuals, the Caribbean or better known as The West Indies, makes up 1,063,000 square miles of beautiful, tropical islands. The Caribbean sovereign states consist of thirteen countries that are located in the Caribbean...