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The Elementary Spelling Book: Being An Improvement On The American Spelling Book
- Written by
- Noah Webster Jr., American, 1758 - 1843
- Published by
- George F. Cooledge & Brother, American, 1829 - 1863
- Date
- 1845
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/8 × 3/8 in. (17.8 × 10.5 × 1 cm)
- Caption
- Popularly called "the blue-black speller," many African Americans remember Noah Webster's Elementary Spelling Book as the way they learned to read and spell after slavery.
- Description
- A faded blue textbook with black text titled “The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book” by Noah Webster. Printed at the top of the cover is “THE LAST REVISED EDITION.” The title is at the center of the cover surrounded by a floral design and the author’s name. The publisher’s information is printed at the bottom of the cover. The cover is torn and faded. The book contains 168 pages. The pages are white with black text.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Type
- spelling books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Education
- Emancipation
- Language
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nancy Bercaw
- Object number
- 2017.89
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Twelve Years A Slave
- Written by
- Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
- Published by
- Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
- Date
- 1853
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The book has a brown cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with two lines running across the top and bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed in gilt lettering [TWELVE/YEARS/A/SLAVE] across the top third of the spine and is surrounded by engraved flourishes. The name of the publishers [DARBY & MILLER] is embossed in gilt across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover boards have been embossed with identical designs: two flourishes within two rectangles. The book has yellow end papers, a dedication to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a quote by Cowpee, an editor’s preface, twenty-two chapters and an appendix. The frontispiece is a portrait of Solomon Northup seated on a bench with his arms crossed. A facsimile of his signature is below the picture with a caption that reads, “IN HIS PLANTATION SUIT.” Three hundred and thirty-six pages with seven black and white plates.
- Place printed
- Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Domestic slave trade
- Free communities of color
- Law
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Le Code Noir
- Printed by
- Prault, Pierre, French
- Date
- 1767
- Medium
- ink , paper , cardboard , leather
- Dimensions
- closed: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (12.4 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
- open: 4 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.4 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
- Description
- Bound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also on the spine are five sets of embossed lines, at regular intervals, with impressions of stylized foliage between each. Within the front cover are various marks in pencil near the top of the cover and pages [48056 / caribbean slavery / 4750 / ANAXVS / KK]. The interior pages are in tact but slightly water stained.
- Place collected
- New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- French colonialism
- Law
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court
- Written by
- Chief Justice Taney, Roger B., American, 1777 - 1964
- Justice Curtis, Benjamin Robbins, American, 1809 - 1874
- Published by
- Greeley, Horace, American, 1811 - 1872
- Subject of
- Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
- Date
- 1857
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 5 13/16 × 5/16 in. (23 × 14.7 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- A first edition, octavo volume of The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court with sewn self-wrappers. The title and publishing information are printed in black ink, centered on the front wrap against a plain background: [The Case / OF / DRED SCOTT / IN THE / UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. / THE FULL DECISION OF / CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY / AND / JUSTICE CURTIS / AND ABSTRACTS OF THE / OPINIONS OF THE OTHER JUDGES; / WITH ANALYSIS OF THE POINTS RULED, AND SOME / CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS. / NEW YORK / GREELEY & McELRATH, TRIBUNE BUILDINGS / 1857. / Price, 25 Cents; $1 for Five Copies; $2 per Dozen; $15 per Hundred.] There are 104 pages. The text concludes with the sections [RESOLUTIONS] and [AN ACT TO SECURE THE FREEDOM OF ALL PERSONS WITHIN THIS STATE.] on the back. The volume is inscribed to the New York State congressman Robert J. Hale at the top center of the front wrap: [Robt. Hale from R. W. Livingston, July / 57].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- reports
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Emancipation
- Government
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians
- Subject of
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Created by
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Bonner, T. D., American
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Date
- 1856
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- ink on book paper , cloth and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open at 60 Degrees): 8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- Embossed brown cloth, hardcover book with 537-pages, 2 pages of ads, frontispiece and many illustrations with engraving of James P. Beckwourth in hunter's costume on frontispiece.
- Place printed
- Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Picture of Slavery in the United States of America
- Written by
- Rev. Bourne, George, British American, 1780 - 1845
- Published by
- Hunt, Edwin, American
- Date
- 1834
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. (15.2 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- This book is entitled "Picture of Slavery in the United States of America," and was written by Reverend George Bourne. It was published by Edwin Hunt in 1834. The text is bound in a plain dark blue paper cover with text on the interior pages printed in black ink. There are ten (10) engravings included, featuring images related to scenes of slavery.
- Place made
- Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Holy Bible
- Published by
- American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
- Owned by
- Collins, Richard, American, 1844 - 1918
- Subject of
- Collins, Kate Hunter, American, died 1910
- Date
- 1869
- Medium
- ink on paper, leather covered cardboard, and ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed-without ribbon): 2 1/2 × 6 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (6.4 × 16.4 × 21.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open-Flat): 2 × 14 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (5.1 × 35.9 × 21.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Closed-with ribbon): 2 1/2 × 722 × 11 11/16 in. (6.4 × 1833.9 × 29.7 cm)
- H x W x D (Open-In Cradle): 3 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (8.3 × 34.3 × 21.3 cm)
- Title
- Bible documenting the family and lineage of Richard Collins
- Description
- A printed copy of the Christian Bible printed in 1869, containing the family history of Richard Collins. Blank pages between the Old Testament and the New Testament are filled in with the marriage, birth, and death dates of various members of Collins's family, including his ancestors and his descendants. The information is written in ink and pencil by at least two different hands. The book has been rebound in a tooled leather-covered cardboard cover. A red satin ribbon page marker is attached at the top edge of the spine.
- Place used
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Texas, United States, North and Central America
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Caricature and cartoons
- Emancipation
- Families
- Freemasonry
- Identity
- Migrations
- Race relations
- Religion
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Richard Allen Collins-Diggs, Thanks Grandpa, Mom, Carlotta, Denise, Diane
- Object number
- 2014.173
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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School copy book used by Hannah Amelia Lyons
- Printed by
- Price, Philip Jr., American
- Used by
- Lyons, Hannah Amelia, American
- Date
- 1830-1836
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, string
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm)
- Caption
- Hannah A. Lions’s School Copy Book, 1831
- Attending school in Philadelphia, Hannah Lions copied down her math, history, and poetry lessons in this notebook. Her family saved this book as "proof that there were some educated [black] people way back when."
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- A school copy book printed by Philip Price in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and used by Hannah Amelia Lyons. The book has paper covers bound on the proper left side. A length of knotted pink string extends from the top edge of the binding, serving as a bookmark. Several engravings are printed on the front and back covers. On the front cover is a portrait of John Adams entitled "Late President of the United States," above an allegorical scene and space for the owner to sign the book, followed by the printer's name. The back cover has an image of an eagle flying over open waters between two ships and clasping a banner reading "SHIPPED" in its beak. Below the eagle is a floral sprig on the left and a grouping of masonic symbols on the right, with a thin scrollwork border below them. Below the border is a shield with an eagle inside it holding a banner reading "E Pluribus Unum". Below the shield are two separate allegorical scenes. The interior pages contain various school exercises including mathematics and poetry.
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- workbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hope Evans Boyd
- Object number
- 2012.124.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral
- Written by
- Wheatley, Phillis, American, 1753 - 1784
- Illustrated by
- Moorhead, Scipio, ca. 1750 - unknown
- Published by
- Bell, Archibald, British
- Date
- 1773
- Medium
- ink on paper with leather and wood
- Dimensions
- 7 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in. (17.8 x 12.1 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A first edition of the book Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley, while she was enslaved to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston. The book has a brown leather cover, the original morocco spine label, and a frontispiece featuring a portrait of Wheatley by Scipio Morehead. Along the top of the portrait are the words [PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY OF BOSTON]. The book also has the armorial bookplate of Daniel P. Griswold, a small circular ticket from the Library of George W. Brinely, as well as a larger one from Henry Weston Sackett.
- Place printed
- London, England, Europe
- Place depicted
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- poems
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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An Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the Members and Friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society During the Annual Fair
- Written by
- Furness, William Henry, American, 1802 - 1896
- Published by
- Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, American
- Subject of
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1838
- Date
- 1850
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)
- Caption
- William Henry Furness was the Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and a prominent abolitionist whose home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.
- Description
- Black ink on paper, printed copy of [An / Address / Delivered Before A Meeting / Of The / Members And Friends / Of The / Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society / During The Annual Fair / December 19, 1849 / By W.H. Furness.]. The publisher’s information can be found on the bottom of the cover page: [Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, No. 7 Carter’s Alley. 1850.] The cover is a faded green paper and is worn around the edges. The address has 16 interior pages written in black ink on white paper.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sermons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1835
- Subject of
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
- Date
- 1845
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 12.4 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: [NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS]. The frontispiece illustration is a portrait of Douglass, seated at a table, wearing jacket, vest, and tie, with his hands crossed in his lap. The first page prints the full title in alternating large and small type: [NARRATIVE / OF THE / LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / AN / AMERICAN SLAVE. / WRITTEN BY HIMSELF]. The last part of the title appears between two horizontal lines. At the bottom center is the publishing information: [BOSTON: / PUBLISHED AT THE ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE, / No. 25 CORNHILL / 1845.]. The book has a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a prefatory letter by Wendell Phillips. There are 125 pages.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Freedom
- Fugitive enslaved
- Identity
- Literature
- Men
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
- Object number
- 2011.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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My Bondage and My Freedom
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Miller, Orton & Co.
- Subject of
- Smith, Gerrit, American, 1794 - 1874
- Date
- 1857
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (19.1 x 14 x 4.4 cm)
- H x W x D (IN SPECIALLY MADE STAND): 5 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (13 × 18.6 × 19.1 cm)
- Description
- Hardcover book entitled "My Bondage and My Freedom" with an illustration of Frederick Douglass as frontispiece. This slave narrative is dedicated to Gerrit Smith.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- Literature
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
- Object number
- 2011.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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American Anti-Slavery Almanac Vol. II, No. I
- Published by
- Benedict, S. W., American
- Subject of
- American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
- Date
- 1842
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. (18.7 x 11.7 cm)
- Description
- American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1842 published by S. W. Benedict. The almanac is printed on off white paper in black ink. Printed below the title is “CALCULATED FOR THE HORIZON AND MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK, / BALTIMORE, AND CHARLESTON: AND FOR USE IN / EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY.” An engraved image is at center. The image portrays a Caucasian woman holding a book up in her left hand. A burst of light is behind her. Men, women and children are around her watching. A ship and a building being constructed are in the background. The interior pages feature astronomical information, calendars and weather forecasts. Printed on the back is an article titled "Principles of Christian Fellowship" and a short parable titled "What has become of that Leather?"
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- almanacs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. XX, No. 19
- Created by
- National Anti-Slavery Standard, American, 1840 - 1870
- Published by
- American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
- Date
- September 24, 1859
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 26 x 18 3/4 in. (66 x 47.6 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper, Volume 20, Number 19. The newspaper is printed on off white newsprint with black ink. Printed in large ornate text on the masthead is “National Anti-Slavery Standard.” The volume number, date and whole number are printed below the title. Contact information for the American Anti-Slavery society is printed in the top left corner. The first article is a dedication to a speech by Senator Charles Sumner titled “THE RESULTS OF NEGRO EMANCIPATION.” The Edges of the newspaper are torn.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.298.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
- Written by
- Equiano, Olaudah, 1745 - 1797
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Owned by
- West, Mary J., American
- Date
- 1789; republished 1837
- Medium
- ink on paper, leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (17.8 × 11.5 × 2.8 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African written by Eqiano Olaudah. The book has a brown leather cover with gold colored lettering. A paper dust jacket with "Gustavus Vassa" on the front surrounds the leather cover. There are inscriptions on the front pastedown endpaper and the front endpaper. The book has 294 pages.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- West Africa, Africa
- England, Europe
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- West Indies, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- narratives
- Topic
- Africa
- Emancipation
- Literature
- Men
- Middle Passage
- Religious groups
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William E. West, Sr. and Family
- Object number
- 2014.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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The Portuguese slaver Diligenté captured by H.M. Sloop Pearl with 600 slaves on board, taken in charge to Nassau
- Created by
- Lieutenant Hawker, Henry Samuel, English, 1816 - 1889
- Date
- May 1838
- Medium
- watercolor on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.9 x 43.5 cm)
- Caption
- The slave ship Diligente was engaged in the illegal slave trade when it was seized in 1838. A lieutenant in the British Royal Navy painted this scene from the ship. He captured the trauma of the Middle Passage in images of malnutrition and overcrowding.
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- A watercolor painting of a slave ship showing five crew members with multiple enslaved persons crowded on the weather deck. A Portuguese flag flies from the ship and the sketched outline of another ship is visible in the background.
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Portugal, Europe
- Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- watercolors
- Topic
- Africa
- Art
- Law
- Military
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.21.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Portrait of John Westwood
- Created by
- Johnson, Joshua, American, ca. 1763 - after 1832
- Subject of
- Westwood, John, American
- Date
- ca. 1807-1808
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil paint on canvas , wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 38 3/16 × 33 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (97 × 84.4 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (unframed): 30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (76.8 × 64.1 cm)
- Description
- An oil painting portrait of John Westwood, painted in conventional English portrait style of formal, bust-length pose and arranged backdrop. It depicts a half-length male figure wearing a brown coat with silver buttons and white waistcoat against a dark background. The figure is clean shaven with short brown hair, and is encircled by a faux oval frame. Painted as part of the composition, the oval frame is slightly lighter in color than the background. The painting is framed in a dark wood frame.
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- oil paintings
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.25ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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CC0
Servants at a Pump
- Created by
- Calyo, Nicolino, Italian American, 1799 - 1884
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- ca. 1840
- Medium
- oil paint on canvas , wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (unframed): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W x D (framed): 30 3/16 × 26 × 3 3/8 in. (76.6 × 66 × 8.5 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts seven individuals gathered around a water pump. From left to right these figures include: a young boy working the pump handle wearing brown pants and jacket with a blue shirt, a woman seated on a basket of laundry, wearing a pink dress and white head wrap, a man with his right leg propped up on the edge of the basin in a wide brimmed straw hat, a kneeling youth in a red shirt drinking from the pump's spout, a woman carrying a bucket, a man carrying a basket of peaches over his left arm and several dead fowl in his right hand, and a woman holding a baby and a green parasol. A black dog lies on the ground behind her. All individuals except the woman and baby are on a square pavement of red brick. The water pump sits in the middle of the pavement surrounded by a low walled, rectangular basin. The pump is a rectangular stone pillar topped with a small dome. A spout protrudes from halfway up the pillar, and the pump handle is a lever that protrudes from the adjacent pillar side. Water flows out the spout into the basin below. In the background is a landscape of trees on either side of a wide street with a few buildings in the distance. On the right is a white house with a green door and shutters, and a fanlight over the entrance. In the distance are two other white buildings, one on the left with a colonnade and a tall steeple, and a much smaller one across from it on the right with a cupola. There are a several indistinct figures walking and riding down the street.
- Place depicted
- Weeksville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- oil paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Confederate States of America $100 Bond and Coupons
- Printed by
- Archer & Daly, American, 1861 - 1864
- Subject of
- Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 13 7/8 in. (35.6 × 35.2 cm)
- Description
- Confederate States of America $100 Bond and Coupons. The top section of the bond is encased in a border with scroll work designs at each corner. Below the scroll work is the number [100] in its own rectangle with scroll designs. The top of the Bond has the inscription, [Seven Per Cent. February 20th 1863.] This is followed by bold lettering of the tile of the bond, [Confederate States of America Loan. / AUTHORIZED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS / C.S.A. OF FEBRUARY 20TH 1863.] In the center of the sentence is an illustration Confederate officer on the Rappahannock River west of Fredericksburg. The identifying number of the bond follows on both sides of the illustration, [No. / 29348 / No. / 29348]. A paragraph follows outlining the terms of the loan. The paragraph underneath outlines the job of the witnesses, and three signatures below, [Entered RBS], [Received JJW], [C T Jones / Acting Register of the Treasury.] In between the signatures is a small illustration of a steam boat on a river. The printers are identified below the signatures surrounding the illustration, [Archer & Daly / Richmond, Va.].
- The bottom half is covered with what should be eight coupons but the bottom right one has been removed. Each coupon reads, [C.S. Loan Feby. 20th 1863. / The Confederate States of America / Will pay to bearer THREE 50/100 DOLLARS / for SIX MONTHS INTEREST due July 1st 1868 / on Bond No. 29348 for $100.] The bottom is signed by [M C Morton for Regr. of Treasr.].
- Place made
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Topic
- American South
- Commerce
- Government
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.11.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Confederate States of America $1000 Bond and Coupons
- Printed by
- Geo. Dunn & Co, American
- Subject of
- Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
- Date
- 1863
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 9/16 × 14 in. (34.4 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- Confederate States of America $1000 Bond and Coupons. The top section of the bond is encased in a border with scroll work designs at each corner. The top two corners have the words, [ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS] arching across the corner. Text is written vertically in the border on both sides, on the left, [SIX PER CENT], and on the right [Act, March 25TH, 1863]. The bottom corners of the border of a circle with the letter [M] in the center surrounded by the words, [ONE THOUSAND / DOLLARS]. In bold lettering in the center title reads, [Confederate / STATES OF AMERICA.] On either side is the identifying number, [No. 9228.] Under the title is an illustration of the Richmond Customs House. Below the image is the words, [LOAN AUTHROIZED BY Act of Congress. C.S.A. OF MARCH 23d., 1863.] A paragraph follows outlining the terms of the loan. The paragraph underneath outlines the job of the witnesses, and three signatures below, [Entered RBS], [Received JJW], [C A Rose / [illegible] Register of the Treasury.] The printers have a manufacturing label on the bottom right, [Engd by Geo. Dunn & Co. Richmond, Va.].
- The bottom half is covered with what should be eight coupons but the bottom right two has been removed. Each coupon reads, [C.S. Loan March 23rd 1863. / The Confederate States of America / Will pay to bearer the sum of THIRTY DOLLARS. / For Six Months Interest due April 1st 1867 / on Bond No. 9228 for $1,000]. The bottom is signed by [For Register of the Treasury J G Shurman].
- Place printed
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Topic
- American South
- Commerce
- Government
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.11.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions