An Account of the Stono Rebellion
1739
Explore James Oglethorpe’s account of the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina.
“Walker’s Appeal”
1829
Black abolitionist David Walker wrote a powerful pamphlet on the effects of enslavement on African Americans and what enslaved people should do to escape.
Hidden History: Celebrating That Freedom Day
with Michael Hurd
Take a deep dive into the first Juneteenth celebrations where it all began, in Galveston, Texas.
“Why Sit Ye Here and Die”
1832
Read a speech by Maria W. Stewart, the first Black woman to publish a political manifesto.
“Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd’s Plantation”
1855
Read Frederick Douglass’s recollection of plantation life in Maryland from his second autobiography.
Emigration, Anti-Emigration, and Transatlantic Abolitionism
with Nemata Blyden
Learn more about the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott decision, and the Civil War on emigration.
Preliminary Declaration from the Constitution of Haiti
1805
Read a translation of some of Haiti’s founding principles as an independent nation.
Commonalities and Differences in Maroon Communities
with Ana Lucia Araujo
Understand how maroon communities emerged and sustained themselves across the African diaspora.
The Palmares Quilombo
with Ana Lucia Araujo
Learn more about one of the most significant maroon communities in the Americas.
The Nineteenth-Century Emigrationist and Anti-Emigrationist Movements
with Nemata Blyden
Explore the key figures, sites, and concepts of both the emigrationist and anti-emigrationist movements.
Arkansas Petition for Freedmen’s Rights
1869
Read a petition on behalf of formerly enslaved African Americans on indigenous territory requesting tribal citizenship and benefits.
Am I Not a Woman and a Sister?
ca. 1833
View this visual representation of a rallying cry for abolition among Black women.
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