Legislating Reproduction and Racial Difference
from Women and the American Story, The New York Historical
Take a deep dive into the legal doctrine of partus sequitur ventrem.
The Slave Narratives: A Genre and a Source
by David W. Blight
Examine narratives such as Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in this essay.
The First Age of Reform
by Ronald G. Walters
Learn more about the debates related to colonization in the context of other antebellum reform movements.
African Americans and Emancipation
by Manisha Sinha
Explore the role of military service during the Civil War on emancipation and abolition.
Connections Between the American and Haitian Revolutions
by Laurent Dubois
Understand the relationship between the Haitian Revolution and American Revolution.
Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom
by Steven Mintz
Read about Frederick Douglass from his childhood and youth as an enslaved person and his legacy as a leading abolitionist and equal rights advocate.
Clarksdale: Myth, Music, and Mercy in the Mississippi Delta
by Shelley Ritter
Read about musician Muddy Waters, the blues, and the historical exhibits at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Robert Johnson and the Rise of the Blues
by Elijah Wald
Read about Robert Johnson and the rise and evolution of blues music.
The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
with Rachel L. Swarns
Learn the story about the 272 enslaved people who were sold to fund the construction of Georgetown University.
The Life and Work of Phillis Wheatley
with Krystal Mackie, Jeanette Providence, and Sandra Trenholm
Discover the eighteenth-century poet who was enslaved, became free, and built a lasting legacy.
The Union Army and Juneteenth
1865
Learn more about the origins of Juneteenth through this print.
Fighting for the Rights of Black Lives in the Founding Era
with Mandel Holland, Elijah Malcomb, and Sandra Trenholm
Explore the writings of Prince Hall and James Forten.
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