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The history of slavery in America.

Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution

Read the text of the document that ended slavery in America.

Emancipation Proclamation

Here are the original images of the Emancipation Proclamation as written by Abraham Lincoln. Scroll to the bottom to go to the next page.

Top Five Causes of the Civil War

One of the top causes of the Civil War was the fighting between slave and non-slave interests in Congress and beyond. Read about this and the other causes of the Civil War.

Civil War Photographs

Over 200 awesome images of the Civil War including pictures of African-Americans.

Death or Liberty

Read the details of Gabriel's Conspiracy, Nat Turner's Rebellion and John Brown's Raid at this site focusing on three important events in the struggle for freedom.

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas

The pictorial record is extremely useful when teaching students about the horror of the slave trade. Find numerous well organized pictures here.

Map of Free vs. Slave States

This map was made in 1856 to show the layout of free vs. slave states in the United States. It was distributed by the Republican Party who later won with Abraham Lincoln.

North American Slave Narratives

Large collection of electronic texts telling the story of the African-American struggle for freedom.

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