Emancipation Proclamation (Commemorative Edition)
An illustrated commemorative printing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Tearing Up Free Papers
An illustration from the 1838 Anti-Slavery Almanac.
Conquering Prejudice
Conquering prejudice,’ or “Fulfilling a Constitutional duty with alacrity.”
The Rebel Pirate’s Fatal Prize
Broadside advertisement for “The Rebel Pirate’s Fatal Prize,” a book by William Tillman.
Maria Weems Escaping in Male Attire
Maria Weems disguised herself as 15 year-old “Joe Wright” and escaped in a carriage from Washington, DC in 1855; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a …
The Bloodhound Business
An illustration from George Washington Carleton’s “Suppressed Book about Slavery!”
Running Away
An illustration from George Washington Carleton’s “Suppressed Book about Slavery!”
K Stands for Kidnapper
An illustration from Abel Charles Thomas’s children’s book, “Gospel of Slavery.”