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This spiritual illustrates the relationship between Christian allusions and resisting enslavement on a physical and spiritual level.

In his editorial, Douglass argues that the Mexican War was a mechanism to expand slavery.

The Militia Act paved the way for the Emancipation Proclamation, but it also illustrates inequality and reflects perspectives of white supremacy.

In her article, Randolph delineates the profound impact of perpetuating stereotypical representations of Africa and its people by arranging them into three levels and then providing recommendations for how to combat them when creating learning experiences for students in the United States.

Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation offered freedom to any enslaved men who were enslaved by Patriots and fought for the Loyalists.

This is the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Amistad case. It illustrates an important moment in American history when enslaved Africans won legal freedom.

A Democratic laborer comments on the problem of abolitionism in the North as well as the South, claiming that the emancipation of enslaved people will result in the damaging of white labor rights and opportunities.