Title |
Date Created |
Description |
Subject |
Collection |
Portrait of Unidentified Man, circa 1940 |
1935/1945 |
A potrait of an unidentified black man sitting in a chair. |
African American men, Portraits and people |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Colored People of Boston, the Last 40 Years Flyer, 1866 |
1866 |
A flyer advertising a lecture and entertainment at City Hall, Cambridge for August 6, 1866 in Boston. |
African American scholars, Meetings, Lectures and lecturing |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Slave Receipt from H. S. Rogers to C. I. Bliss, July 31, 1863 |
1863-07-31 |
A receipt of a slave sale from H.S. Rogers to C.I Bliss on July 31, 1863. |
Slavery, Commerce, Labor, African American men |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
An Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy, January 5, 1863 |
1863-01-05 |
A flyer from Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy, addressing abolitionists, non-slave holding states, and the Southern Confederacy about the freedom of slaves. Written in Richmond, Virginia on January 5, 1863. |
Abolitionists, African American men, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863 |
1863 |
A printed document of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from November 19, 1863. |
Speeches, Slavery, Abolitionists, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Negroes Auction Flyer, 1859 |
1859 |
A notice by Jacob August Jr. advertising a public auction of slaves with auctioneer P.J. Turnbull to be held on November 29, 1859. |
Slavery, Commerce, African American men, African American children |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
"Men of Color, to Arms! Now or Never!" Flyer, circa 1863 |
1858/1868 |
A flyer calling for all men of color to enlist in the army for three years' service. |
Slavery, African American men, Abolitionists, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
126th Anniversary Birthday of Benjamin Banneker, 1858 |
1858 |
An event flyer announcing the One Hundred and Twenty Sixth Anniversary of Benjamin Banneker's birthday and the Fifth Aniiversary of the Banneker Institute for November 10, 1858. |
Slavery, Events and programs, Manners and customs |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
"This is a Cotton that Tom Pickt" Poem Propaganda Card, circa 1860 |
1855-1865 |
A propaganda card with "This is the Cotton That Tom Pickt" poem used for a boycott on slave goods. |
Meetings, Slavery, Labor, Art |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Letter to the St. Louis Circuit Court from James Johnston, October 15, 1853 |
1853-10-15 |
A letter from James Johnston written to the St. Louis Circuit Court concerning a woman discharged from bondage. |
Slavery, Legal documents, African American men |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Runaway Slave Reward Flyer, 1853 |
1853 |
A reward flyer issued by W.D. Bowie for the return of a runaway slave . Dated February 14, 1853. |
Slavery, African American men, Commerce |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Charleston Cotton and Rice Negroes Auction Flyer, 1852 |
1852 |
A flyer advertising a slave sale by Louis D. De Saussure in Charleston, South Carolina to be held on September 25, 1852. |
Slavery, African American men, African American women, Commerce, Meetings |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Read and Ponder The Fugitive Slave Law Flyer, 1850 |
1850 |
A published flyer containing the text of the Fugitive Slave Law with a reminder at the top of the flyer to freemen of Masschusetts that Representative Samuel A. Eliot of Boston voted for the law. 1 page. |
Slavery, Political participation, Law--Study and teaching, African Americans--Politics and government |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Anti-Slavery Meeting Flyer, circa 1850 |
1845/1855 |
A flyer announcing an anti-slavery meeting hosted by Stephen S. Foster and Joseph A. Howland, agents of the American Anti-Slavery Society. |
Slavery, Abolitionists, Meetings |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Slave Sale Advertisement Flyer, 1835 |
1835 |
A flyer listing slaves' personal information and skills for a slave sale to be held in New Orleans on May 16, 1835. |
Slavery, African American men, African American women, Commerce |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
The Fifth Annual Examination, Institute for Colored Youth, 1857 |
1833/1843 |
A flyer from the Institute for Colored Youth listing morning and afternon class exam schedules, exam proctors, and an evening event. |
African American youth--Education, Education--Curricula, African Americans--Education |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Fourth Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in the British West Indies, 1838 |
1833/1843 |
An event flyer for the celebration of the abolishment of slavery on August 1, 1838 at Germantown in the British West Indies. |
Slavery, Meetings, Abolitionists |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Anti-Slavery Meeting at Exeter Hall, April 2, 1833 |
1833-04-02 |
A flyer announcing an Anti-Slavery Meeting at Exeter Hall on April 2, 1833 from Secretary Thomas Pringle. |
Slavery, Meetings, Abolitionists |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |
Public Sale of Negros, by Richard Clagett Announcement Flyer, 1833 |
1833 |
An announcement about the public sale of slaves by Richard Clagett to be sold at Potters Mart in Charleston, South Carolina on March 5, 1833. |
Slavery, African American men, African American women, African American children |
Henry P. Slaughter Collection |