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This is a manuscript of the writing of Robert Purvis in response to Pennsylvania trying to pass laws to restrict African Americans.

This educational module explores the roots of antisemitism and traces its evolution throughout Europe's history. Understanding the past can help us understand why antisemitic discrimination still occurs today. Throughout this unit you will find…

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

Animal Farm is a satirical novella by George Orwell, written as a critique of the rise of totalitarianism and the corruption of socialist ideals. Set on an English farm, it portrays animals who rebel against their human owner to create an equal,…

A document that sets the standards for admitting new states into the union. It also prohibits slavery in the expanded tarritories.

Photo shows the schooner Hattie Hutt - built in Saugatuck, MI., 1873, wrecked 1929; a Great Lakes vessel). Source: Charles Seavey, 2015)

'An Election Entertainment' is the first in a series of four paintings by William Hogarth titled 'The Humors of an Election.' This series satirizes the rampant corruption of 18th-century British Parliamentary elections, specifically referencing the…

American troops aboard French-built Renault FT-17 tanks head for the frontline in the Forest of Argonne, France, on September 26, 1918.

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.

Black and white image of Alexander Graham Bell. While his body s angled to the left, his face is looking down the center of the image. Bell is wearing a suit and tie. He has a long white beard and short white hair.