The Rebel Pirate’s Fatal Prize
Broadside advertisement for “The Rebel Pirate’s Fatal Prize,” a book by William Tillman.
Broadside advertisement for “The Rebel Pirate’s Fatal Prize,” a book by William Tillman.
Conquering prejudice,’ or “Fulfilling a Constitutional duty with alacrity.”
An illustration from the 1838 Anti-Slavery Almanac.
An illustrated commemorative printing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Escapees from Delaware were attacked by five white men, but fought them off and rowed to Cape May, where an oyster boat captain offered to …
Warning to fugitive slaves about a slave-hunter and planned arrest, 1850s
An illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Fifteen escaped people from Norfolk arrived at League Island (below Broad Street, Philadelphia) on July 4, 1856; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by …
Abolitionist Captain “F” was suspected of smuggling slaves out of Norfolk. He had 28 enslaved people hidden when the mayor unsuccessfully searched for stowaways; illustration …
Wesley Harris of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia betrayed and assaulted in Terrytown, Maryland, 1853; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.