Pennsylvania - An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, 1780
On March 1, 1780, Pennsylvania passed “An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery,” which stopped the importation of slaves into the State, required...
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The Founding Fathers Views of Slavery
The institution of slavery – protected by law in all 13 American colonies when they declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776 – proved to...
William H. Seward and the Emancipation Proclamation
William H. Seward and the Emancipation Proclamation
"Black Founders" The Forten Family of Philadelphia
February 11, 2023 @ 10:00 AM EST
This new special exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution will introduce museum guests to the life of James Forten and his descendants over...
The Revolutionary Rise of James Forten, Abolitionist
VIDEO | As a teenager, James Forten narrowly avoided being sold into slavery. As an adult, he grew into one of the most prominent African American...
Thaddeus Stevens
This is the American Battlefield Trust's biography of Congressman Thaddeus Stevens
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston, Massachusetts | This historic site comprises historic buildings, which document the black community in Boston before the Civil War
The Radical Republicans
The Radical Republicans were a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of...
Ten Facts: Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the of the leading figures of early American history. Learn about this famous American statesman, author...
Why Non-Slaveholding Southerners Fought
Address by historian and author Gordon Rhea about why non-slaveholding southerners fought for the Confederacy
To the People of Southeastern Kentucky
Proclamation issued by Felix Zollicoffer to the people of southeastern Kentucky in December of 1861.
10 Facts: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is arguably one of the top ten most important documents in the history of the United States; however, it is also one of...