The constitution of the first female abolitionist society, started by free Black women in Massachusetts.
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Two letters that illustrate Choctaw slaveholding and demonstrate that enslaved people were caught up in the removal of the Choctaw Nation.
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The story of Elizabeth Jennings, who fought the segregation of New York City streetcars in 1854.
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The conditions required of free Black people who wanted to live in the state of Missouri.
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The story of the enslaved woman who challenged slavery in the highest court in the U.S.
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The story of a free Black woman who built a life in Oregon.
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A letter written by Sarah Watie, wife of the leader of the Cherokee, describing the toll the American Civil War took on their nation.
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Photographs of women who disguised themselves as men to fight during the Civil War.
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This painting by Eastman Johnson reveals the living conditions of enslaved people in urban centers.
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The story of a woman who survived the Union contraband camps.
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