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This map lists free states and slave states and shows the distribution of slaves in southern states.

In this first painting of Hogarth's Marriage A-La-Mode satirical series, Hogarth critiques the transactional nature of aristocratic marriage through dense layers of symbolism. The figures are positioned like chess pieces in a business deal to expose…

A meeting between a King of the Bight of Biafra and European visitors.

This online exhibit follows the life experience of Mel Price, a veteran of the Pacific Theater during World War II. 

A monument of king Behanzin of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the city of Abomey. Says "I will never accept to sign any treaty making us susceptible by alienating the independence of the ancestor’s land".

A monument of King Jaja Opobo in the city center of Opobo that regards him as a renowned and generous leader.

A colorful painting of Mrs. Bertha Potter Palmer. Mrs. Palmer is shown standing in front of a fire place and wearing a long white gown and a crown. She is facing the left corner and holding a small staff and resting it on her shoulder.

This is a link to the Mumbet Court Case where a slave girl used the Massachusetts State Constitution to sue for freedom.

This is a poem excerpt from a 1722 newspaper. It includes a political call to action against the Stamp Act of 1712, stating, "No Stamp, no Track of Acts like these remain." Most people are familiar with the Stamp Act of 1765, but the Stamp Act of…