America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
This image depicts the second page of a bill of sale by which a slave owner named Jacob Cook purchased four slaves "for life." The slaves, of ...
Since it became America's capital city, circa 1800, Washington City had slaves. This compendium includes laws impacting slavery in the District.
Image of a drawing depicting a slave hanging by his wrists, awaiting the whip. From The Underground Railroad, by William Still.
Click on the image to animate the map. Slavery in America started in the early seventeenth century when workers were brought to the Jamestown set...
This map depicts the free and slave States, from Historical Geography, by John F. Smith, Chicago. It was published in 1888. Click on the i...
This letter, dated the 4th of April 1864, reflects President Lincoln's personal view of slavery.
During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves. Tempie Cummins was one of those interviewe...
Further investigating their concerns about the Solid-Rocket-Motor joints and the potential failure of O-rings, NASA officials met with outside experts...
Further investigating their concerns about the Solid-Rocket-Motor joints and the potential failure of O-rings, NASA officials met with outside experts...
Jerry Malloy republished Sol White's book, History of Colored Base Ball. From reviews at the amazon.com web site we learn these important facts:...
Jerry Malloy republished Sol White's book, History of Colored Base Ball. From reviews at the amazon.com web site we learn these important facts:...
More Americans died of Spanish Flu in October, 1918, than in any other month that the virus plagued the world. This document, from the Otis Arch...
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