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American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology RELATED RESOURCES ON THIS SITE From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. These former slaves, most born in the last years of the slave regime or during the Civil War, provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on plantations, in cities, and on small farms. Their narratives remain a peer ...

Cultures presents two versions of the mutiny aboard the slave ship La Amistad, plus news and contest information. Click this icon for the animated version. Or click this arrow for the html version. features - home CONTEST Click here for the Black History Month contest at Gail Leonard's Computer Daze. MORE LINKS "In Spring 1839, in the Mende country of West Africa, a man named Mayagilalo owed money, and could not pay it. By the strict rules of debt ...

The Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress and Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress Search by Keywords | Browse Narratives by Narrator | Volume Browse Photographs by Subject | Browse All by State Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of th ...

Copy Email This Show Close Window 1 of 8 Pre Civil War/Slavery Era, 1800-1861 Frederick Douglass Black Abolitionists Before the 1830's few whites advocated the immediate abolition of slavery. Some, most notably the Quakers who had led the first anti slavery movement in the 18th century, hoped that moral suasion would convince slave holders to free their slaves. Others favored gradual abolition coupled with the resettling of blacks in Africa. The American Colonization ...

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FRtR > Documents > Excerpts from "The Fugitive Slave Act", 1850 Excerpts from "The Fugitive Slave Act" (1850) *** Quote *** Full title: An Act to amend, and supplementary to, the Act entitled 'An Act respecting Fugitives from Justice, and Persons escaping from the Service of their Masters,' approved February twelfth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three. Sections 1, 2, 3 are concerned with the formal provisions for appointing commissioners, who 'are hereby authorized and requi ...

Stories from American History on Music Video "On An Underground Railroad" lyrics and music by Kinny Landrum View the "On An Underground Railroad" music video with Real Player View the "On An Underground Railroad" music video with Windows Media Player Listen to "On An Underground Railroad" with Real Player Problems playing the song? Click here View the lyrics for "On An Underground Railroad" View pictures from the "On An Underground Railroad" video "On An Undergroun ...

The Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York History of the Underground Railroad Slavery The Fugitive Slave Act Abolitionists and the Establishment of the Underground Railroad Function of the Underground Railroad How the Slaves Were Transported Location of Underground Railroad Stations How Many Slaves Were Helped by the Underground Railroad History of the Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York Rochester's Role in the Underground Railroad Frederick Douglass and the Underground Railroad Rochesterians' Support and Participation in the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad Stations in Rochester This project prepared by: Ilana May, Mark Beigel, and Lenny Hochschild.

BECOME A MEMBER NOW SIGN IN FAQ search HomeSubjectsLesson PlanningThemesClassroom ManagementNew ContentECardsNewsletters Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Resources Grades Printables Graphic Organizers Educator’s Calendar Assessment Senufo Painting Objectives Students will create a Senufo Painting Materials Practice paper Pencils 12" x 18" white drawing paper or 12" x 18" off-white burlap Scissors Glue Medium and wide black markers KEY WORDS ...

The Kansas-Nebraska Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´. The Kansas-Nebraska Act infuriated many in the North who considered the Missouri Compromise to be a long-standing binding agreement. In the pro-slav ...