Learn about enslavement, resistance, abolition and the struggle for freedom through biographies and historical records.
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1745–1799
Born in Guadeloupe to an enslaved mother, Saint-Georges became a celebrated composer and conductor and later commanded a volunteer regiment during the French Revolution.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound chief medical officer's annual and monthly reports of operations, 1866–69, are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically. The annual reports are dated October 1866–September 1868, and the monthly ones, March 1868–March 1869.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Chief Surgeon”.
1860-1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA child's coiled-grass hat made of rush, cotton string and John's island reed by Benjamin Sheppard. The rush and reed fibers have been coiled and sewn together with cotton string to form a circular hat with a flat, slightly uneven crown and flat, circular…
1940-1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Children sitting in front of slavery emacipation monument, Elim (Limpopo, South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
fl. 1793
Cooley's violent public resistance to being sold in 1793 was witnessed by colonial officials and helped prompt passage of the Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada.
Biography
Chloe Spear (c. 1749–1815) was an African-born woman who lived both an enslaved and free life in Boston. Her memoir was published anonymously, with Lady of Boston listed as its author.
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Christiana Carteaux Bannister (née Babcock; 1819–1902) was an American business entrepreneur, hairdresser, and abolitionist in New England. She was known professionally as Madame Carteaux. Christiana was married to successful artist Edward Mitchell…
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Christopher Harrison Payne (September 7, 1845 – December 5, 1925) was an African American religious, educational, and political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born in the American South during the time of slavery, Payne rose…
mid 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe bench is varnished with a dark brown paint that is chipped in several places, revealing a lighter, golden brown grained wood underneath. The right panel of the pew is carved with a simple design and consists of one solid piece of wood while the left…
1864
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA circular with letters from William Smith, Governor of Virginia, and George W. Munford, Secretary of the Commonwealth, to County Courts throughout Virginia. The document consists of printed black text on a single sheet of paper, folded to form four pages…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe two unnumbered volumes of circular letters and circulars received, January 1867–December 1868, are arranged by type of issuance, then chronologically.
June–Oct. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound circular letters issued and orders received cover the period June–October 1868. The circular letters are arranged by circular number and thereunder chronologically. The orders received are arranged by type of order.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of circular letters issued, April 1866–January 1867 (99), is arranged chronologically.
July 17, 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wove paper military order, Circular No.8, from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedman & Abandoned Lands, prohibiting landowners from expelling sharecroppers without payment. These orders are issued by Battalion Major General Davis Tillson and approved by his…
June 1865–Mar. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe one Volume (22) of circulars, June 1865–March 1869, was arranged by year and thereunder numerically. For 1865 and 1866, however, a single number sequence was used. A name index is included.
Oct. 12, 1865-Dec. 8, 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Circulars and Circular Letters Issued”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of circulars and circular letters issued, August 1867–November 1868 (55), is arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of circulars and circular letters received, January 1867–October 1868 (245), is arranged chronologically.
May 1865–Feb. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe unbound circulars and circular letters received, May 1865–February 1868, are arranged chronologically. They consist of printed and manuscript copies of circulars and circular letters issued by Bureau headquarters or the Assistant Commissioner for…
May 1865–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound circulars and circular letters received, May 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.
Jan. 1865–Aug. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound circulars and general and special orders received, January 1865–August 1868, are arranged in general chronological order.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of circulars and orders issued, July 1865–July 1868 (380), is arranged chronologically.
July 1865–Mar. 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Circulars and Orders Received”.
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