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1821
Ackermann, R.A., fl. 1821
A Mandingo
One colored engraving by R.A. Ackermann entitled, "A Mandingo" dated 1821. Features an image of a Mandingo tribesman in traditional clothing.
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1814
Blood, T., fl. 1814
Engraving of William Wilberforce
One portrait engraving of William Wilberforce based on the painting by Russell R.A. dated 1814.
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5 April 1861
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 14. (April 5, 1861)]
One issue of "The Liberator" dated April 5 1861. This issue includes articles titled, "A Wife's Account of her Husband's Murder" (A Northern man living in the South killed for supposedly aiding a slave) "Southern Ruffianism Toward Northern Citizens,"...
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22 February 1861
The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 8. (February 22, 1861)]
One issue of The Liberator dated February 22 1861. This issue includes articles titled "Slavery Triumphant," "Beecher on times," and "Protest of Colored Citizens."
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15 February 1861
The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 7. (February 15, 1861)]
A issue of the liberator from February 15 1861. This issue includes articles titled "An Abolition Meeting Broken Up by a Mob," "No Union with Slave Holder," and "The Anti-Slavery Struggle."
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28 August 1858
American Anti-Slavery Society
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 19, no.15 (August 28, 1858)]
One issue of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" dated August 28, 1858. This issue features a poem "Peace in God" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The newspaper also features a section of articles that are pro-slavery. There is also an article concerning a...
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21 February 1863
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly [(February 21, 1863)]
One page of the February 21, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. This page features the engraving "The Effects of the Proclamation - Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at Newbern, North Carolina." The reverse side of this page features articles...
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1881
Fry, William Thomas, 1789-1843
One engraving of William Wilberforce dated 1881. Wilberforce is framed by other images including; a white person dressed as a warrior protecting a cowering African person from another white person holding chains with a raised hand. The illustrated...
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13 September 1862
Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper
A Negro Funeral
One engraving entitled "A Negro Funeral" dated September 13, 1862. The engraving features 11 African American men walking beside a horse-drawn funeral coach driven by another man. The engraving has been colored in.
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1851
Wm, S. Orr, & Co., fl. 1851
Negro Race
One engraving entitled "Negro Race" published by Wm S. Orr & Co dated 1851. Engraving features four Africans, two as portraits and two as profiles. In the center of the portraits there is a skull in profile. Each image is labeled with a number...
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