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Freedom: A History of US

For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. James G. Basker, the president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, guides viewers through this exploration of the evolution of liberty in the United States.

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George Custer, [Report on the Battle of Washita], December 22, 1868 (Gilder Lehr

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Indian Wars: The Battle of Washita, 1868

The Battle of Washita on November 27, 1868, pitted US Army...

Joining of the rails at Promontory Point, photograph by Andrew J. Russell, May 1

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Official photograph from the “Golden Spike” Ceremony, 1869

This iconic photograph records the celebration marking...

[Freedmen’s contract between Isham G. Bailey and freedmen Cooper Hughs and Charl

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Sharecropper contract, 1867

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William Henry Seward, [Fifteenth Amendment resolution], February 27, 1869 (Gilde

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The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth...

Charles Sumner, [One man power versus Congress], c. October 2, 1866 (Gilder Lehr

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Charles Sumner on Reconstruction and the South, 1866

By 1865 there were sharp differences of...

Iowa joint resolution ratifying the 13th Amendment, March 30, 1866. (GLC02631)

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Ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment, 1866

President Abraham...

Mary Todd Lincoln to James Orne, February 4, 1870. (Gilder Lehrman Collection)

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Mary Todd Lincoln on life after the White House, 1870

Mary Todd Lincoln’s years in the White House were a combination of triumph and tragedy. Never fully...

William T. Sherman to James H. Wilson, January 21, 1865. (GLC02947)

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General Sherman on the “March to the Sea,” 1865

In the fall of 1864, Gen. James H. Wilson took command of Gen. William T. Sherman’s...

Letter from John S. Mosby to Sam Chapman, June 4, 1907. (GLC03921.21p1)

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A former Confederate officer on slavery and the Civil War, 1907

How can a soldier be proud of the country he defends while at the same time opposed...