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 Shane Parr | Apr 28, 2025
The Gadsden (Don’t Tread on Me) Flag – Shane Parr The Gadsden Flag remains an enduring emblem of American defiance and independence, one whose striking design continues to speak powerfully to both historians and museum visitors today. Created in 1775 by...
by Kate Petrucelli | Dec 7, 2024
This photograph was taken on August 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C., during a notorious Civil Rights protest called the March on Washington[1]. As depicted in the photograph, thousands of people gathered to march. Many of these people were activists coming from...
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 Matthew Shaffer | Jun 29, 2023
The Dred Scott vs. Sandford case is one of the most important court cases of 19th century. Starting at the St. Louis Circuit Court it made its way to the Supreme Court of the United States. This ruling in favor of Sandford was a landmark case before the American Civil...