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National Freedom Day

National Freedom Day commemorates the date on which President Abraham Lincoln signed a congressional resolution proposing a Thirteenth Amendment—February 1, 1865. The amendment, ratified by the states on December 6 of that year,...

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The Underground Railroad and the Coming of War

Matthew Pinsker

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Underground Railroad was a metaphor. Yet many textbooks treat it as an official name for a secret network that once helped escaping slaves. The more literal-minded students end up questioning whether these fixed escape routes were...

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26 | New Interpretations of the Civil War Winter 2010

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Autograph manuscript

[Draft of Sumner's article on "Domestic Relations" with regard to the Confederate states]

circa 1862

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Sumner, a United States Senator and abolitionist, opens his lengthy article by stating "At this moment, our Domestic Relations all hinge upon one question; what shall be done with the rebel States?" Discusses abolition and human nature, quoting...

GLC00454

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Book

Pictures of slavery in church and state; including personal reminiscences, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. etc...

1857

Long, John Dixon, 1817-1894

(title continues)... with an appendix, containing the views of John Wesley and Richard Watson on slavery. Published by Long, an abolitionist and minister of the Philadelphia annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In conclusion...

GLC06232.05

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Autograph letter signed

to unknown

2 October 1858

Bailey, Gamaliel, 1807-1859

Request for help in keeping the Abolitionist newspaper National Era in business. Competition has greatly reduced the papers circulation, and it is in danger of folding. Will not take charity or aid from Congress, so only greater circulation can...

GLC08956

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Newspaper

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 294 (September 11, 1863)]

11 September 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Burnside at Cumberland Gap - Unconditional Surrender Thereof, Crittenden Occupies Chattanooga, Glorious News From Charleston, Fall of Fort Wagner & Fort Gregg, Rebels to Make Stand at Rome, Georgia, Rebels Evacuate Little Rock, Arkansas.

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GLC05959.14.11

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