Sources that illustrate the loyalty oaths Confederate women when their lands were conquered by Union armies.
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This ad placed illustrates the efforts ex-slaves made to reunite with their families post-Emancipation.
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A reverend highlights the ongoing threat of sexual violence faced by Black women in the Reconstruction era.
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A newspaper article that recounts Black women’s participation in political meetings.
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Artifacts that illustrate the mourning rituals followed by women during and after the Civil War.
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Article about a charitable enterprise that supported middle class Civil War widows.
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Black laundry workers in Jackson, Mississippi demand living wages in 1866.
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Excerpts from an informal debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev about daily life in America and Russia.
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A film and pair of photographs that highlight the intersection of the home and consumerism.
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A set of photographs comparing suburban and urban housing in the St. Louis area.
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