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Newspaper article about Patrick Quinlan and H.H. Holmes' "Murder Castle." Patrick Quinlan helped build and manage the hotel that Holmes used to trap and kill visitors at the Chicago World's Fair. After Holmes' arrest and conviction, Quinlan was…

John Wesley, the co-founder of the Methodist church had religious influence in England and was well known for his desire to preach to the Indians which was his main goal for coming to Georgia.

This is a copy of the Treaty of Fez which was signed between France and the Moroccan sultan making Morocco a French protectorate. This started stricter views on slavery in Morocco.

Syed Ameer Ali argues for abolition from an Islamic viewpoint

This online exhibit follows the life experience of Anna Boon who spent time as a civilian POW in Indonesia during World War II. 

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

Stylized text of the Emancipation Proclamation which was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and freed slaves in the Confederacy.

This recreation of the iconic Saturday Night Live stage at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago illustrates how modern satirical performance continues traditions established by 18th-century satire. Just as satirists used public…

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

The Branded Hand of Captain Jonathan Walker sixth-plate by Southworth and Hawes, 1845. The inscription on the back of the case reads: "This Daguerreotype was taken by Southworth Aug. 1845 it is a copy of Captain Jonathan Walker's hand as branded by…