A Wesleyan Methodist minister who moved to Grayson County in 1848 to start a church, Reverend Jarvis Bacon regularly found himself in hot water with the ... (read more)
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In response to the threat posed by the abolitionist societies, the Virginia General Assembly enacted stricter legislation in 1836 to suppress the circulation of abolitionist publications. ... (read more)
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The speech William Lloyd Garrison delivered in Philadephia in June 1831, addressed to free people of color, was printed by Stephen Foster in Boston to allow ... (read more)
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These are the "Minutes and Proceedings of the First Annual Convention of the People of Colour" which was held in Philadelphia from June 6 to 11, ... (read more)
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Published in England, this circular criticizes the American Colonization Society based on their 13th annual report. It calls efforts to relocate freed blacks to Liberia a ... (read more)
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This hymn contains anti-slavery messages, such as the following: "Ever since Jehovah took the field, I determined not to yield, I will wield the sword with ... (read more)
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William Lloyd Garrison published the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator" in Boston. This particular copy was saved by Virginia Governor John Floyd. At times, Floyd advocated gradual ... (read more)
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Nat Turner lead a slave rebellion in South Hampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831. It resulted in the deaths of 60 white people, and hundreds ... (read more)
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Original pen and ink drawing of John Brown, who became a martyr to the abolitionist cause. (read more)
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This photograph shows a rather more dapper John Brown than the later images and drawings, in which he appears disheveled and heavily bearded. He moved his ... (read more)
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Nat Turner lead a slave rebellion in South Hampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831. It resulted in the deaths of 60 white people, and hundreds ... (read more)
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Gov. Wise was sent this letter and flag illustration anonymously at the time of John Brown's trial and execution. The flag pictured here is the "New ... (read more)
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Barringer agrues that the wording of the Constitution shows that the Founding Fathers did not intend slavery to be a permanent institution. He also feels that ... (read more)
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John Newton of Ohio wrote to Gov. Henry Wise about the case of John Brown. Newton says that Virginia has "trembled to its foundations at the ... (read more)
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Quaker historian and mapmaker Yardley Taylor expressed the dilemma of the nation in this 1865 letter to his friend, Virginia Gov. Francis H. Pierpont: "The great ... (read more)
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William S. Morgan, the U.S. Representative from Virginia between 1835 and 1839, wrote this letter to Capt. Horatio J. McClean, a family friend living in Marshall ... (read more)
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Written by one J.W. Lugenbeel, this letter describes the costs associated with sending freed blacks to Liberia with the American Colonization Society. Freed slaves could be ... (read more)
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The American Colonization Society used these lifetime membership certificates as a fundraiser to relocate freed slaves to Africa. While motivated by philanthropy, the ACS gathered support ... (read more)
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This illustration depicts an African American family escaping from slavery in a very Biblical manner. The flight into Egypt by Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus ... (read more)
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Engraving from Harper's Weekly showing "Arraignment of John Brown and other prisoners before Judge Parker." Brown was charged with murdering four whites and one black, conspiring ... (read more)
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The caption reads: "Harper's Ferry - the Scene of the Late Insurrection." The engraving depicts a small yet modern town, with bustling industry and an idyllic ... (read more)
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From the "Anti-Slavery Harp," this image depicts an American flag with a black man chained to the flag pole. The poem beneath reads: "United States, your ... (read more)
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As abolitionist culture developed, songs were often included as part of meetings to encourage themselves to stand strong against oppression. "The Anti-Slavery Harp" included song lyrics ... (read more)
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The caption reads: "View of marks of punishment inflicted upon a colored servant in Richmond, Virginia." This illustration evokes sympathy for the brutally beaten enslaved woman, ... (read more)
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This broadside called all "Ladies and Gentlemen of Ravenna, who hate oppression, and all its bloody, savage barbarities, and who sympathise with the devoted Martyrs of ... (read more)
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