[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahe...
Top illustration shows slaves escaping to a Union ship as buildings burn in the distance. Three bottom illustrations show an escaped slave in tattered clothing upon his crossing of Union lines, welts from being... More
Uncle Tom's cabin for children - Rare book, public domain, Library of ...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Contraband camp - Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Washington DC sterescope c...
Stereograph shows tent camp occupied by escaped slaves. No. 379. Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069).
Contraband foreground. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.
Stereograph showing Capt. B.S. Brown (left); Lt. John P. Shaw, Co. F 2nd Regt. Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry (center); and Lt. Fry (right) with African American men and boy at Camp Brightwood, D.C.. No. 2062,... More
Deposition of Peter McNelly given before Judge George Turner, Knox Cou...
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Contraband schottische - American Civil War sheet music
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A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.
Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More
Jesse L. Berch, quartermaster sergeant, 22 Wisconsin Regiment of Racin...
Photograph showing Jesse L. Berch, left, and Frank M. Rockwell, right, standing, with their guns drawn, and an African American woman sitting between them, full-length portrait, facing front. [Identification of... More
[Bell rack in museum in Mobile, Ala.]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The head of the canal, opposite Vicksburg, Miss., now being cut by Com...
Print shows Union troops and contrabands constructing a canal near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 16, no. 391 (1863 March 28), p. 8-9.
Civil War veteran John W. Pollard, who served under the name of Privat...
Photograph shows portrait of identified Union veteran John W. Pollard, formerly known as Jackson Ridgway or Wridgway, who had been an escaped slave. Notation on verso: "J.W. Pollard, May 30, 1906, after parade... More
Indenture made by Henry Vanderburgh for Peter McNelly, Knox County, Te...
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Gordon as he entered our lines. Gordon under medical inspection. Gordo...
Gordon, a runaway slave from Mississippi, in tattered clothes; bare back showing scars; and in Union Civil War uniform. From photographs by McPherson & Oliver. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 July 4, p. 429, bottom.
The fugitive's song - Public domain print
A sheet music cover illustrated with a portrait of prominent black abolitionist Frederick Douglass as a runaway slave. Douglass flees barefoot from two mounted pursuers who appear across the river behind him w... More
Stampede among the Negroes in Virginia - their arrival at Fortress Mon...
Print shows fugitive slaves arriving at the gate to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, seeking the protection of the Union army at the outbreak of the Civil War. Caption: Fugitive slaves approaching the Federal senti... More
A group of "contrabands" - 19th century Virginia.
Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: The War for t... More
Anthony Burns / drawn by Barry from a daguereotype [sic] by Whipple & ...
Print shows a portrait of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns, whose arrest and trial under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 touched off riots and protests by abolitionists and citizens of Boston in the spring of 18... More
The Fugitive slave law. [Hartford, Ct.? : s.n., 185-?]
Text of the law.; Includes "Synopsis of the law," critical of the legislation, signed by S.M. Africanus, Hartford, Ct., and poem in three parts.; Fugitive slaves--United States.; Slavery--United States.; Afric... More
Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarr...
Printed on verso: "From life, taken at Baton Rouge, La., April 2d, 1863." On verso: Facsimile of original medical report to Colonel L.B. Marsh from J.W. Mercer, assistant surgeon with the 47th Massachusetts Vo... More
Ole shady - American Civil War sheet music
Music associated with the Union side
Jesse L. Berch, quartermaster sergeant, 22 Wisconsin Regiment of Racin...
Photograph showing Jesse L. Berch, left, and Frank M. Rockwell, right, standing, with their guns drawn, and an African American woman sitting between them, full-length portrait, facing front. [Identification of... More
Deposition of Luke Decker before Judge James Johnson, Knox County, Ter...
Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
William Berryman - Maroon. Buckra reading their pass
Drawing shows a white man (Buckra) reading the pass of Maroons (runaway slaves) on a road. Unpublished finding aid, Drawings of Jamaica by William Berryman, available in LC Prints & Photographs Reading Room.
Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, at Pensacola, Florida, for ...
Picryl description: Public domain book about slavery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Civil War envelope showing slave master holding whip as slave attempts...
Addressed to John Heagy Esq., Highspire P.O., Dauphin Co., Penna. ; postmarked Hummelstown, Pa., September 25 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) pp/liljmem
The underground railroad / Chas. T. Webber.
African Americans in wagon and on foot, escaping from slavery. 52844(?) U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of a painting by Charles T. Webber in the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Contrabands at headquarters of General Lafayette
Photograph shows a group of African American refugees with Union soldiers in front of General Lafayette's headquarters at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 372. Entered accor... More
Contrabands on Mr. Foller's farm, Cumberland, May 14, 1862.
Stereograph showing a group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia. No. 383. Part of series: Photographic ... More
The case of William L. Chaplin : being an appeal to all respecters of ...
Picryl description: Public domain document related to trials and litigations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[Civil War envelope showing fugitive slaves working as sappers and min...
Addressed to Miss Nancy Corss, East Smithfield, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem
[Underground railroad map of the United States, ca. 1838-1860.
Scale not given. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and pencil. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
Contraband foreground. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.
Stereograph showing Capt. B.S. Brown (left); Lt. John P. Shaw, Co. F 2nd Regt. Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry (center); and Lt. Fry (right) with African American men and boy at Camp Brightwood, D.C.. No. 2062,... More
Argument of Wendell Phillips, esq., before the Committee on Federal Re...
"Printed from the phonographic report of J. M. W. Yerrinton, revised and enlarged by Mr. Phillips." The removal of Loring was sought because of his decision returning Anthony Burns to slavery. Also available in... More
Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, at Pensacola, Florida, for ...
Picryl description: Public domain book about slavery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[Bell rack as displayed in museum - Mobile, Alabama]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
$100 Reward! Ranaway from ... Ripley County, Mo., ... 1860, a Negro Ma...
Reproduction of a broadside from 1860. Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In the swamp - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
Card showing runaway slave hiding in swamp from pursuers. No. 7, no. 63. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863.
The Contraband schottische - American Civil War sheet music
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The ' Telligent contraband - American Civil War sheet music
Music associated with the Union side
Writ of Habeas Corpus and an order of release for Henry Vanderburgh
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anthony Burns / drawn by Barry from a daguereotype [sic] by Whipple & ...
Print shows a portrait of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns, whose arrest and trial under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 touched off riots and protests by abolitionists and citizens of Boston in the spring of 18... More
Scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin. First meeting of Uncle Tom and Eva T.W....
Print shows Uncle Tom sitting on a box, talking with Eva who is sitting on a large bale of cotton, on a dock with the smokestack of a steamboat in the background. Printed at top: Scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin No. 2.
The war in South Carolina - view of the fortifications erected at Hilt...
Illustrations show (top) laborers constructing a Union fort and (bottom) African Americans, mostly women, performing tasks such as doing laundry in a camp for escaped slaves at Hilton Head Island, South Carolin... More
A defence for fugitive slaves,
Text of acts of 1793 and 1850 (4 p.) precedes t.-p. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Fugitive negroes fording Rappahannock - 19th century Virginia.
Stereograph showing a group of Union soldiers crossing the Rappahannock River on horses alongside a wagon carrying slaves. No. 518. Part of series: Brady's Album Gallery. "William Pinkerton" signed on verso. Co... More
The case of William L. Chaplin : being an appeal to all respecters of ...
Chaplin was arrested in Aug. 1850 for having "abducted, stolen, taken, and carried out from the city of Washington" two fugitive slaves. Additional charges were brought against him for assaulting his arrestors.... More
[Bell rack in museum in Mobile, Ala.]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A group of "contrabands". American Civil War 1861-1865.
Stereograph showing a group of seven African American men, former slaves, dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack. No. 2594. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War ... More
Contraband schottisch - American Civil War sheet music
Music associated with the Confederate side
[Bell rack on model, museum in Mobile, Ala.]
10143B. Caption: The bell rack. Contraption used by an Alabama slave owner to guard a runaway slave. This rack was originally topped by a bell which rang when the runaway attempted to leave the road and go thro... More
Port Royal Island - 1. Camp Saxton (Smith's plantation) - the new head...
Illustrations show (top) military camp for 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Union regiment of former slaves, and escaped slaves entering the town of Mitchelville; (middle) batteries; and (bottom) iron clad... More
Pictures and stories from Uncle Tom's cabin
"The purpose of the editor of this little work has been to adapt it for the juvenile family circle. The verses have accordingly been written by the authoress for the capacity of the youngest readers ..."--P. [2... More
Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for fort...
"The surprising adventures of Wild Tom ..." (p. [29]-54) is an extract from "Archy Moore, the white slave ...", by Richard Hildreth. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy f... More
The Old contraband - American Civil War sheet music
Music associated with the Union side
Glory! glory! or The Little octoroon
Music associated with the Union side
Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for fort...
"The surprising adventures of Wild Tom ..." (p. [29]-54) is an extract from "Archy Moore, the white slave ...", by Richard Hildreth. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy f... More
Uncle Tom's cabin for children - Rare book, public domain, Library of ...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Report of a Committee of Representatives of New York Yearly Meeting of...
Also available in digital form.
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for fort...
"The surprising adventures of Wild Tom ..." (p. [29]-54) is an extract from "Archy Moore, the white slave ...", by Richard Hildreth. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy f... More
Uncle Tom's cabin; or, Life among the lowly
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Report of a Committee of Representatives of New York Yearly Meeting of...
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The life and sufferings of Leonard Black, a fugitive from slavery
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Recollections and experiences of an abolitionist; from 1855 to 1865
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Uncle Tom's cabin; or, Life among the lowly
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Report of a Committee of Representatives of New York Yearly Meeting of...
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The American citizen : a discourse on the nature and extent of our rel...
Also available in digital form.
Pictures and stories from Uncle Tom's cabin
"The purpose of the editor of this little work has been to adapt it for the juvenile family circle. The verses have accordingly been written by the authoress for the capacity of the youngest readers ..."--P. [2... More
Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for fort...
"The surprising adventures of Wild Tom ..." (p. [29]-54) is an extract from "Archy Moore, the white slave ...", by Richard Hildreth. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy f... More
Recollections and experiences of an abolitionist; from 1855 to 1865
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC brd 2019-04-29 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-05-14 review
The American citizen : a discourse on the nature and extent of our rel...
Also available in digital form.
Pictures and stories from Uncle Tom's cabin
"The purpose of the editor of this little work has been to adapt it for the juvenile family circle. The verses have accordingly been written by the authoress for the capacity of the youngest readers ..."--P. [2... More
Recollections and experiences of an abolitionist; from 1855 to 1865
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Uncle Tom's cabin; or, Life among the lowly
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Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin; or, Life among the lowly
Also available in digital form.
The American citizen : a discourse on the nature and extent of our rel...
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin for children - Rare book, public domain, Library of ...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
The American citizen : a discourse on the nature and extent of our rel...
Also available in digital form.
The life and sufferings of Leonard Black, a fugitive from slavery
LAC brd 2019-04-29 no edits (1 card)
Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for fort...
"The surprising adventures of Wild Tom ..." (p. [29]-54) is an extract from "Archy Moore, the white slave ...", by Richard Hildreth. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy f... More
The life and sufferings of Leonard Black, a fugitive from slavery
LAC brd 2019-04-29 no edits (1 card)
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
The life and sufferings of Leonard Black, a fugitive from slavery
LAC brd 2019-04-29 no edits (1 card)
Recollections and experiences of an abolitionist; from 1855 to 1865
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC brd 2019-04-29 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-05-14 review
Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Recollections and experiences of an abolitionist; from 1855 to 1865
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC brd 2019-04-29 update (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-05-14 review
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin for children - Rare book, public domain, Library of ...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Uncle Tom's cabin for children - Rare book, public domain, Library of ...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Uncle Tom's cabin for children - Rare book, public domain, Library of ...
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
The life and sufferings of Leonard Black, a fugitive from slavery
LAC brd 2019-04-29 no edits (1 card)
Young folks' Uncle Tom's cabin; by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Also available in digital form.
Uncle Tom's cabin; or, Life among the lowly
Also available in digital form.