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American Colonist's Library
  • Chronological list of primary sources influencing the American colonies and revolution
  • Arranged by time periods beginning with 500 B.C>
  • Authors include Christopher Columbus, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, John Smith, George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin
Chronology of the History of Slavery
  • Detailed chronology of American slavery, 1619-1990s
  • Summaries by year include considerable detail and statistics
  • Links to primary sources and documents
Dred Scott Digital Project (Washington University)
  • Eighty-five documents surround Dred and Harriet Scott's petition to the St. Louis Circuit Court for emancipation from slavery
  • Case lasted between 1846 and 1857; court affirmed slavery status; led in part to the Civil War
From Slavery to Freedom: The African American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909 (Library of Congress)
  • Approximately 400 pamphlets written by African Americans on slavery, reconstruction, colonization
  • Personal accounts and orations
  • Browsable by author, subject, and title; searchable by keyword
 
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