The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of the famous abolitionist and former slave, Sojourner Truth.

Historical scenario in "real time" shows the morning of the first day of the New York City Draft Riots, Monday, July 13, 1863. [7:42]

Not all African-Americans were slaves in the South. Some were freed by their owners, others escaped, but none had the same rights as free whites. Read about their restrictions that were put into law. Find out about the church...

This site from The Ba'hai World provides a discussion of the importance of achieving true equality for men and women and its basis in the Ba'hai writings.

Check out this interactive timeline on excutive privilege in the United States.

Check out this interactive timeline of the history of freedom from slavery in the United States.

Web page on the Crittenden Compromise of 1860 which assured the continuation of slavery where it already existed in an attempt to appease Southerners and halt secession of Southern states from the Union.

Several lesson plans for high school aged learners that are standards-based to help them learn about the Civil War.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

An extensive collection of slides enhance study of the Civil War in North America. Find illustrated details of the key parts of the war: secession, limited war, turning point, and total war. Consider the probing essay questions also...

America's Story highlights Kentucky, the 15th state of the Union.

Frederick Douglass had the ear of Abraham Lincoln. Read about how he used his influence to allow African Americans to join the Union Army,

Read an account of the battle of Antietam and the tactical mistakes of the tentative General George McClellan. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War brought about many changes.

Read about George Washington's dependence on slaves to increase his wealth, and his private views on slavery. What were the possibilites had he expressed these views in public?

A timeline of African-American history from when the first African slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619 up to the present.

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906 CE), the reformer and political writer who, with the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.

Discusses what life was like for African Americans who were freed from slavery after the Civil War. Includes questions for students.

Looks at the resources available to the Union and Confederate military forces, the Anaconda Plan undertaken by the North to squeeze the economy of the South, and the delaying tactics of General George McClellan who hesitated to attack...

A collection of 41 images depicting African American slaves in the Civil War era from the New York Public Library.

This resource gives a history of slavery from pre-Islamic Times and its continuation under Islam.

A timeline of actions tied to the prohibition of or ending of slavery from the meeting of the Continental Congress in 1774 to John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859.

The actor Fred Morsell, a Frederick Douglass reenactor, provides plays about the 19th century civil rights leader as well as other resources about Douglass's life and work.

This website was created by faculty, students, and staff to publicly present information about Columbia's historical connections to the institution of slavery. This article focuses on President Charles King who became one of the city's...

The resources in this set highlight the people and political acts that were central to the abolitionist movement.