Civil War - The Mitchell Collection of African American History

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Opening Scenes of the Civil War -The Architects of Secession

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Opening Scenes of the Civil War -The Architects of Secession

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A Shocking Witness to the National Emergency!

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A Slave at Fort Sumter Letter – Was He a Spy?

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A Slave at Fort Sumter Letter – Was He a Spy?

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Robert Smalls – His Daring Capture of the CSA Gunboat “Planter” Made Him a National Hero

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Robert Smalls – His Daring Capture of the CSA Gunboat “Planter” Made Him a National Hero

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Confederate Currencies Featured Slavery as the Source of Southern Affluence

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Border State Slaveowner Asks Feds to Return Her Runaways – But the Answer is Complicated

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Border State Slaveowner Asks Feds to Return Her Runaways – But the Answer is Complicated

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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A Slave’s Miraculous Passport to Freedom

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Currier & Ives Print Commemorates Lincoln’s Role in Emancipation

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Evidence That Slave Dealing Thrived in the Civil War South

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Popular Actress Fanny Kemble Reveals Horrors of Plantation Slavery

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Popular Actress Fanny Kemble Reveals Horrors of Plantation Slavery

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“MEN OF COLOR, TO ARMS!”

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“MEN OF COLOR, TO ARMS!”

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Secretary of War’s Original Order to Create the First Northern Black Regiments

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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment’s Famous Assault on Fort Wagner Solidifies Northern Resolve for Victory

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Orders from the Commander of “Wild’s African Brigade” During the Lengthy Siege of Fort Wagner

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Creed of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Forerunner of KKK – and How It Affected the 1864 Presidential Election

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Creed of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Forerunner of KKK – and How It Affected the 1864 Presidential Election

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CSA Approves Restitution for Lost Slave, Berry

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CSA Approves Restitution for Lost Slave, Berry

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Black Soldier Killed on Guard Duty

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African American Soldiers Imprisoned, and The Civil War’s Great Escape from Libby Prison

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Unique Battlefield Sketch and Slogan of a Black Civil War Soldier

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Surgeon’s Casualty Report for the 54th Massachusetts in Their Final Action, Includes the Last Union Officer Killed in the War

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White Officer Praises His Black Troops

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White Officer Praises His Black Troops

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