Phillis Wheatley poetry book

Phillis Wheatley poetry book

In history we always hear stories about certain events; however, it’s rare to find pieces of history written by a first person source during that time period. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Morals is just this. It is a collection of poems written by...
The Road to Liberty; A station on the Underground Railroad

The Road to Liberty; A station on the Underground Railroad

The image depicted is titled The Road to Liberty: A Station on the Underground Railroad, and it was published sometime between the years 1800-1809, by unknown artists. This artwork depicts the challenges that so many strong and daring individuals, both free (Whites)...
Steam-engine Cotton-gin

Steam-engine Cotton-gin

The American eighteenth and nineteenth century was a time period in which industrialization and innovation flourished. These years followed a time of colonization which was crucial for the foundation of America. The nation experiences a shift from a farming centered...
Porto Rico

Porto Rico

The historical piece that I chose is called Porto Rico [San Juan]. This piece is part of the N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints in the New York Public Library Digital Collections. This still image was issued in 1671 and touches on some...
A mother’s anguish

A mother’s anguish

The article from the Anti-Slavery Almanac that was published in 1837, A mother’s anguish, details how a woman who was a slave ended up killing her children as they were going to be shipped off to slavery. The mother did not want her children to experience what she...