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A composite portrait.
James P. Brawley Collection
Composite Portrait, circa 1866
Date Created
1860/1869
Description
A composite portrait.
Subject
Education--Religion, African Americans--Religion, Methodist Church, African American clergy, Portraits and people
Collection
James P. Brawley Collection
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: In the closing months of the Civil War, Union troops destroyed most railroads in Georgia
General Photographs Collection
Railroad Workers, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: In the closing months of the Civil War, Union troops destroyed most railroads in Georgia
Subject
Labor, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: In the closing months of the Civil War, Union troops destroyed most railroads in Georgia
Stories Worth Sharing Slide Show and Documentation, circa 1991
Railroad Workers, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: In the closing months of the Civil War, Union troops destroyed most railroads in Georgia
Subject
Labor, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: After the War, rebuilding those railroads provided work for many freed slaves who had left their rural homes to seek opportunities in cities. This was the case for early residents of Reynoldstown. Most of the men worked in railyards, as firemen or laying track as depicted here. Many of the women who lived in Reynoldstown were employed as domestic workers.
General Photographs Collection
Railroad Workers, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: After the War, rebuilding those railroads provided work for many freed slaves who had left their rural homes to seek opportunities in cities. This was the case for early residents of Reynoldstown. Most of the men worked in railyards, as firemen or laying track as depicted here. Many of the women who lived in Reynoldstown were employed as domestic workers.
Subject
Labor, African American men, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: After the War, rebuilding those railroads provided work for many freed slaves who had left their rural homes to seek opportunities in cities. This was the case for early residents of Reynoldstown. Most of the men worked in railyards, as firemen or laying track as depicted here. Many of the women who lived in Reynoldstown were employed as domestic workers.
Stories Worth Sharing Slide Show and Documentation, circa 1991
Railroad Workers, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: After the War, rebuilding those railroads provided work for many freed slaves who had left their rural homes to seek opportunities in cities. This was the case for early residents of Reynoldstown. Most of the men worked in railyards, as firemen or laying track as depicted here. Many of the women who lived in Reynoldstown were employed as domestic workers.
Subject
Labor, African American men, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
A plat of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: One of the earliest documented records of Reynoldstown is this plat. It is clear from this map that Reynoldstown was a substantial community more than a century ago.
Stories Worth Sharing Slide Show and Documentation, circa 1991
Plat of Reynoldstown, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
A plat of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: One of the earliest documented records of Reynoldstown is this plat. It is clear from this map that Reynoldstown was a substantial community more than a century ago.
Subject
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads, African American neighborhoods
A plat of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: One of the earliest documented records of Reynoldstown is this plat. It is clear from this map that Reynoldstown was a substantial community more than a century ago.
General Photographs Collection
Plat of Reynoldstown, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
A plat of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: One of the earliest documented records of Reynoldstown is this plat. It is clear from this map that Reynoldstown was a substantial community more than a century ago.
Subject
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A printed document of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from November 19, 1863.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, 1863
Date Created
1863
Description
A printed document of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from November 19, 1863.
Subject
Speeches, Slavery, Abolitionists, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A marital separatation agreement between Samuel Sewell MacKlin and Mariah MacKlin. 2 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
An Agreement Between Samuel Sewell MacKlin and Mariah MacKlin, August 10, 1867
Date Created
1867-08-10
Description
A marital separatation agreement between Samuel Sewell MacKlin and Mariah MacKlin. 2 pages.
Subject
African American families, African American women, African American children, Legal documents
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer advertising a lecture and entertainment at City Hall, Cambridge for August 6, 1866 in Boston.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Colored People of Boston, the Last 40 Years Flyer, 1866
Date Created
1866
Description
A flyer advertising a lecture and entertainment at City Hall, Cambridge for August 6, 1866 in Boston.
Subject
African American scholars, Meetings, Lectures and lecturing
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A propaganda card with "This is the Cotton That Tom Pickt" poem used for a boycott on slave goods.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
"This is a Cotton that Tom Pickt" Poem Propaganda Card, circa 1860
Date Created
1855-1865
Description
A propaganda card with "This is the Cotton That Tom Pickt" poem used for a boycott on slave goods.
Subject
Meetings, Slavery, Labor, Art
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
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.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
An Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy, January 5, 1863
Date Created
1863-01-05
Description
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.
Subject
Abolitionists, African American men, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer calling for freed black men to join the United States army. Includes the original version of the John Brown song and a political cartoon. 2 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
All Slaves Were Made Freeman by Abraham Lincoln, Original Version of the John Brown Song, 1863
Date Created
1863
Description
A flyer calling for freed black men to join the United States army. Includes the original version of the John Brown song and a political cartoon. 2 pages.
Subject
African American men, Abolitionists, Political cartoons, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A flyer calling for all men of color to enlist in the army for three years' service.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
"Men of Color, to Arms! Now or Never!" Flyer, circa 1863
Date Created
1858/1868
Description
A flyer calling for all men of color to enlist in the army for three years' service.
Subject
Slavery, African American men, Abolitionists, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A letter written by Federick Douglass to an unidentified individual lauding the person for sharing his views on the powers of the U.S. President and reflecting on his own lecturing experiences. 2 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Letter from Frederick Douglass to "Sir", February 17, 1864
Date Created
1864-02-17
Description
A letter written by Federick Douglass to an unidentified individual lauding the person for sharing his views on the powers of the U.S. President and reflecting on his own lecturing experiences. 2 pages.
Subject
Slavery, Abolitionists, African American men, Lectures and lecturing, Political science
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A newsletter edited by Pluto Jumbo containing satirical, mock notices and advertisements and illustrations related to abolitionists, slaves, and others. H.W. Beecher's name is mentioned on the front page of the newsletter. 4 pages.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Black Republican and Office Holder's Journal, August 1865
Date Created
1865-08
Description
A newsletter edited by Pluto Jumbo containing satirical, mock notices and advertisements and illustrations related to abolitionists, slaves, and others. H.W. Beecher's name is mentioned on the front page of the newsletter. 4 pages.
Subject
Slavery, Political participation, Law--Study and teaching, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
A receipt of a slave sale from H.S. Rogers to C.I Bliss on July 31, 1863.
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Slave Receipt from H. S. Rogers to C. I. Bliss, July 31, 1863
Date Created
1863-07-31
Description
A receipt of a slave sale from H.S. Rogers to C.I Bliss on July 31, 1863.
Subject
Slavery, Commerce, Labor, African American men
Collection
Henry P. Slaughter Collection
Correspondence regarding Jim, an enslaved person, the politics of slavery, and the weather in Cedar Grove.
TRANSCRIPTION: Correspondence Between R. H. Stuart and Lawrence Washington, January 29, 1861
Date Created
1861-01-29
Description
Correspondence regarding Jim, an enslaved person, the politics of slavery, and the weather in Cedar Grove.
Subject
Slavery, Race discrimination, Race relations
A list of enslaved people held by Daniel Payne and listed for sale, including names of the enslaved and prices.
TRANSCRIPTION: Enslaved People Listed for Sale From the Estate of Daniel Payne, circa 1860
Date Created
1855/1865
Description
A list of enslaved people held by Daniel Payne and listed for sale, including names of the enslaved and prices.
Subject
Slavery, Race discrimination, Race relations
A list of enslaved people held by Daniel Payne and listed for sale, including names of the enslaved and prices.
Enslaved People Listed for Sale From the Estate of Daniel Payne, circa 1860
Date Created
1855/1865
Description
A list of enslaved people held by Daniel Payne and listed for sale, including names of the enslaved and prices.
Subject
Slavery, Race discrimination, Race relations