Books
Abolition: a history of slavery and antislavery by Call Number: Clemens HT861 .D74 2009Publication Date: 2009
Questioning Slavery by Publication Date: 1996
Slavery in America: from colonial times to the Civil War: an eyewitness history by Call Number: Alcuin E441 .S36 2000Publication Date: 2000
Many Thousands Gone: the first two centuries of slavery in North America by Call Number: Alcuin & Clemens E446 .B49 1998Publication Date: 2000
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American slavery by Call Number: Clemens E457.2 .F66 2010Publication Date: 2010-10-04
Final Freedom: the Civil War, the abolition of slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment by Publication Date: 2001
Freedom National: the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 by Call Number: Clemens E453 .O13 2013Publication Date: 2012
Forever Free: the story of emancipation and Reconstruction by Call Number: Clemens E668 .F655 2005Publication Date: 2005
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day, is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and is observed annually on June 19.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Makes the Case for Slavery Reparations
Databases
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture, & Law This link opens in a new windowThis HeinOnline collection brings together all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowNorth American history and popular culture from pre-colonial times to the present including journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations. Use Historical Abstracts for world history.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collections This link opens in a new window
A collection of periodicals published in American magazines and journals from 1691 to 1877.
- American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 This link opens in a new window
American magazines and journals prior to 1900.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
- Early American Newspapers, Series I (1690-1876) This link opens in a new window
Historical newspapers from early America.
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Children's Books
The End of Slavery in the United States by Call Number: Clemens Juvenile E453 .M28 2003Publication Date: 2003
Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the dawn of liberty by Call Number: Clemens E453 .B68 2013Publication Date: 2013
