Learn about enslavement, resistance, abolition and the struggle for freedom through biographies and historical records.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound labor contracts, January 1866–July 1867, are arranged by the initial letter of the surname of the employer.
1871–1941
Lacey Kirk Williams (July 11, 1871, Eufaula, Alabama - October 29, 1940) was an African-American who served as President of the National Baptist Convention from 1922 to 1940 and as Vice President of the World Baptist Alliance between 1928 and 1940. He died…
1926–2015
Lady Bird Strickland (also Lady Bird Cleveland or Ladybird Cleveland) (July 24, 1926 – June 2, 2015) was an American painter whose work primarily depicts the African-American experience, focusing on aspects of life from slavery and the civil rights…
1866–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Lafayette, La Fourche, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouchita, Plaquemines, and Point Coupee”.
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Lafayette Robinson was a bank cashier who served as a delegate to Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention representing Madison County, Alabama. He also served on the Huntsville School Board. He worked at the Freedman's Savings Bank in Huntsville.…
1732
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLand conveyance for sale of ten acres of land by Heber and Hager Honestman, "a man and a woman Negros," to Nathan Hodges in 1732. Property is in Easton, Massachusetts, and the boundaries are listed in minutes at the end of the document. Document is…
February 7, 1903
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA land deed for property in Fayette County, West Virginia owned by the Crawford family. The quarter-folded document has handwritten and pre-typed lithographed fields. When folded the front of the document reads: [Pd 2.00 DEED. J. L Johnson and Linnie T.…
September 1, 1846
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA land indenture document transferring land from Gerrit Smith to John Bics or Bice, a possibly formerly enslaved man, for the sum of one dollar. The document contains printed and handwritten text, both in black ink, on both sides of a single sheet of…
1810
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis deed for land issued to buyers is a yellowed paper document with visible creasing. There is inverted scalloping along the top edge, and begins [This Indenture] in large script at the top. The document is issued to Richard Allen, Jonathan Trusty,…
March 28, 1685
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn estate indenture concerning the Barbados plantation and property, including enslaved persons, of Captain Thomas Gunston. The property is being transferred from Gunston’s widow “Ursula Gunston” to his nephew and niece, (“John Gunston”) and (“Joan Gunston…
Aug.–Sept. 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound land report and report of planters who had sent their freedmen away unpaid is dated August–September 1865 and consists of two items.
Feb.–Sept. 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Land Reports”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound land reports, September–October 1865, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound land reports, February–September 1866, are arranged chronologically.
1862
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLantern slide of the slave trading firm of Price, Birch, & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia. The slide depicts a three story building is set to the right of the slide. A sign on the building reads “PRICE BIRCH & CO. / DEALERS IN SLAVES.” A tree is at the center…
1861
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA glass lantern slide of a slave pen on the property of slave dealers Price, Birch & Company, where enslaved persons would be held until auction. The image depicts the view through the outer gate into interior of a slave pen. To the left, a building with a…
October 1898
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA last will and testament for Sarah Ann Blount Crozley. The document is handwritten in black ink on legal paper with blue guidelines. On the front of the document is a formal statement by Sarah Ann Blount Crozley. On the back is a formal statement by the…
1849
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe original last will and testament of Stephen G. Wells, written in iron gall ink on both sides of four sheets of off-white paper to make eight pages total. The will begins “In the name of God Amen, I Stephen G Wells being in my perfect mind and memory do…
Biography
Lawrence Cain (c. 1844–1884) was a lawyer, state representative, state senator, and public official in various offices during the Reconstruction era. Owned as a slave by Zachariah W. Carwile during his youth, he served as a body servant of Confederate Army…
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Lawrence S. Speed was a farmer and state legislator in Alabama during the Reconstruction era. He was one of five African Americans who represented Bullock County in those years. He was also a Union League organizer in Bullock County. Speed was enslaved…
1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn 8vo, 509 page complete printing of the laws passed by the Mississippi legislature October - December 1865. The volume has a light blue cover with printed label reading [MISSISSIPPI / LAWS / OCT. - DEC. 1865] at center. The title page is missing.…
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Lawson Steele was a state legislator in Alabama, United States, during the Reconstruction era. He represented Montgomery County, Alabama. He was a leader in the A.M.E. Church. In 1870, he had substantial and was one of the wealthier African American…
1767
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also…
1864
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite featuring a black and white photograph of three children, two girls and a boy, seated around a man in a chair. All are holding books. The caption under the picture reads "Learning is Wealth" "Wilson, Charley, Rebecca, & Rosa" "Slaves from…
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