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Prisoners of War in the Second World War

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This educational module explores the varied experiences of prisoners of war (POWs) during the Second World War (1939-1945). Some POWs received respect and mercy from their captors, in accordance with the Geneva Convention, while others soon found…

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

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A painting of Thomas Jefferson

Patterson Family Medical Receipt

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Receipt for medical services (visit and medicine) by a local physician, Dr. G. W. Caldwell, to a slave, in 1862. William Patterson paid $10 for the doctor's services. It is unknown whether the slave was owned by Patterson or if he was acting on…

Olney hymns : in three books.

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'Amazing Grace' hymn written by John Newton, which was later set to music

Observations on the scurvy: with a review of the theories lately advanced on that disease ; and the opinions of Dr. Milman refuted from practice

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This document provides an account of scurvy seen among enslaved peoples during the Middle Passage. This document also shows the author's belief that some of the ailments could be contributed to the trauma of the slave trade and their capture.

Mumbet Court Records. Brom & Bett vs. J. Ashley Esq.

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

Monument of King Jaja Opobo

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

Monument of King Behanzin

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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".