(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Solomon Northup. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of . . . a Citizen of

NORTHUP, Solomon (1807?-1864). Twelve Years a Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the R

1855 Solomon Northup 1st ed Twelve Years a Slave Slavery Controversy Kidnapping “I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of sl

NORTHUP, S. | TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE. DERBY MILLER, 1853 Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, Auburn & Buffalo, Copyright 1853. Derby and Miller Publications. Twelve Years a Slave, Narrative of Solo

1854 SLVERY Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup Memoir Civil War Abolitionist “Twelve Years a Slave” is a harrowing memoir by Solomon Northup, a free African American man from New York wh

1853 1ed 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northrup Slavery Controversy Kidnapping “I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery” -

1853 1ed 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northrup Slavery Controversy Kidnapping “I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery”

Original bill of sale is for slave named William, described as being about thirty years of age. Early example from Louisiana. Condition as shown. [Slavery, Abolition, Civil War, Union, Confederate]

Handwritten in 1847, this one-page return was prepared by a Constable from Morris Township regarding the prior month’s cases. According to the Constable, whose name appears to be “N.B. Elliott”,

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  List of Slaves and Free Negroes found under guard when Brig. Gen'l Martin assumed command at Plymouth, NC.  [Plymouth, NC], [1864?]. Manuscript listing over 262 indiv

1861 Founding Father Patriots on SLAVERY George Washington Abolition Slaves Teachings of patriots and statesmen is a Civil War era printing on the founding fathers view of slavery and what was to be d

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Executor's Sale...Slaves, men, women, boys and girls of various ages, house servants and farm hands. Oxford, [Talbot County, MD]: N.p., 9 April 1844. 11 3/8 x 14 in. printed bro

Original Decks of a Slave Ship Engraving Decks of a Slave Ship. Folio from W.O. Blake’s The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern. ~6 x 9 1/2 Impactful schematic of the realitie

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Public Sale of Slaves!! Franklin County, [KY]: N.p., 30 October 1863. With pencil inscription recording the 8 enslaved sold with names and prices.   Visible 11 3/4 x 8 7/8

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Administrator's Sale of Slaves. Clay County, MO: N.p., 9 March 1858. 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. letterpress broadside (toning, short marginal tears); framed to 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (not e

Autograph document signed by Daniel Rucker (1780-1833). Bourbon County, Kentucky, 27 September 1832. 3 pages. Undersigned by witnesses. To verso, autograph addendum by Clerk of Courts Thomas P. Smith.

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly printed bill of slave for enslaved man Will. [Fairfax County, VA], 5 January 1789.   1 page, 4to, 9 1/4 x 10 3/8 in., partly printed, toning, separations along old f

1864 1ed View of Slavery Hopkins Racism Slave Abolition Civil War History ‘A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical, and Historical View of Slavery’ is Hopkins response to Alonzo Potter’s critique of his st

1838 1ed Slave Narrative of James Williams SLAVERY Torture Escape Whittier James Williams was a notable 19th-century American black slave who is best remembered for his narrative about slave life on a

(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Group of 3 receipts for slaves owned by the Brown family of Culpeper County, Virginia. Each about 5 x 8 inches; folds and minor wear, one short closed tear. [Culpeper County, VA

Black History 1872 SLAVERY Imprint Included in "Notes About Cuba" "I. African Slave Trade. II. Abolition of Slavery. III. Inferences from the last Presidential Message." January 4, 1872-Dated, Partial

1852 1st ed Uncle Tom’s Cabin Books Beecher Stowe Slavery Abolition Civil War “A moral battle cry for freedom!” – Langston Hughes on Uncle Tom’s Cabin. No other work of literature helped lay

1868 Confederate Jefferson Davis CSA War SECRETS Slavery Gettysburg Vicksburg “I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not

1868 Jefferson Davis CSA War SECRETS Slavery Confederate Gettysburg Vicksburg “I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 6 works related to American slavery, comprising: BLAKE, William O. (1800-1880). The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern...The African Slave Tra