Dressing Freedom: The Wedding Clothing of Freed People
by Brenda E. Stevenson
Explore the importance of wedding clothing for freed people during Reconstruction.
Phillis Wheatley’s poem on tyranny and slavery
1772
Take a deep dive into one of Wheatley's best-known poems.
American Antislavery Writings
1737–1862
Listen to the words of nine antislavery activists, including Phillis Wheatley, David Walker, Jairus Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass, in poetry, oration, and song.
The Men of Company E
with Matthew Pinsker
Explore different points of view of Black soldiers in a postwar photograph.
An Introduction to Juneteenth
by Graham Hodges
Explore the history and commemoration of Juneteenth.
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley
with David Waldstreicher
Explore the life of this Black, female poet who published a book of poems while enslaved, and learn about the reactions to her work at the time.
“Festival of Our Lady of the Rosary, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”
ca. 1770s
View this print of a festival led by enslaved people in Brazil.
Marcus Garvey at His Desk
1924
View this photograph of Marcus Garvey, the founder and leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
“West India Emancipation”
1857
Read Frederick Douglass’s first use of the phrase “If there is no struggle there is no progress.”
The Question of Naming in The Liberator
1831
Explore responses to questions of Black identity and nomenclature in the famed abolitionist newspaper.
“Why We Should Have a Paper”
1837
Read the founding manifesto of The Colored American newspaper.
Solomon Northup Remembers the New Orleans Slave Market
1853
Read an excerpt from Northup’s autobiographical account, Twelve Years a Slave.
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