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This painting depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress. The document stated the principles for which the Revolutionary War was being fought and which…

TimeMap created by HIST 4426 to chart the evolution of slavery in the U.S. and Morocco from the 7th century through the 20th century a.d.

The declaration of independence by the thirteen colonies of the British Empire that would become the United States

John Adams by Benjamin Blythe done in Salem in 1766

An image showing how severely an enslaved person was flogged.

A painting of a

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

This source exemplifies he collective abolitionist idea that slaves are men and humans too. Followed by a verse by J.G. Whittier, it shows a man kneeling asking for freedom.

Resolution of the 13th Amendment, submitted and signed by Abraham Lincoln, as well as being signed by Congress.

Photograph showing the conditions of African Americans caught up in the convict leasing program.