Books and pamphlets, 1850-1899

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The largest project in this campaign, these printed materials from 1850 to 1899 provide context for the lead up to the Civil War and its aftermath. Texts range from roiling speeches and persuasive tracts to reports and statistics. Topics covered include abolition, emancipation, slave rebellions, the Dred Scott decision, voting rights, the underground railroad, education, the Freedmen’s Bureau, land distribution, and even cooking. One highlight is the cookbook “What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc.,” by Abby Fisher, which is believed to be the second published cookbook by an African American woman. 

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What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc.
What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc.
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Annual report of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children
Annual report of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children
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An account of some of the principal slave insurrections, and others, which have occured, or been attempted, in the United States and elsewhere, during the last two centuries. With various remarks
An account of some of the principal slave insurrections, and others, which have occured, or been attempted, in the United States and elsewhere, during the last two centuries. With various remarks
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The child's anti-slavery book: containing a few words about American slave children and stories of slave life
The child's anti-slavery book: containing a few words about American slave children and stories of slave life
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Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave; also, The surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive negro from South Carolina
Experience and personal narrative of Uncle Tom Jones, who was for forty years a slave; also, The surprising adventures of Wild Tom, of the island retreat, a fugitive negro from South Carolina
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Fifty years in chains; or, the life of an American slave
Fifty years in chains; or, the life of an American slave
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Our Nig, or, Sketches from the life of a free Black : in a two-story white house, North, showing that slavery's shadows fall even there
Our Nig, or, Sketches from the life of a free Black : in a two-story white house, North, showing that slavery's shadows fall even there
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Scrap books compiled by Thompson and Chesson.
Scrap books compiled by Thompson and Chesson.
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Out of bondage : a dramatization written for the Hyers sisters
Out of bondage : a dramatization written for the Hyers sisters
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The underground railroad. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom,
The underground railroad. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom,
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