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Text from a historical document titled "Primary Source" discussing slavery and the Declaration of Independence.
Text from a document titled "Primary Source" discussing principles of the Declaration of Independence and their impact on slavery.
Text on a study guide about the Underground Railroad and principles related to slavery and the Civil War.
Text discussing the advocacy for African American women's education and principles of the Declaration of Independence.

Voices of Protest: The Antebellum Era

Text from a historical document titled "Primary Source" discussing slavery and the Declaration of Independence.
James Forten, from Letter I: Letters from a Man of Color, on a Late Bill before the Senate of Pennsylvania, 1813
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Text from a document titled "Primary Source" discussing principles of the Declaration of Independence and their impact on slavery.
David Walker, Appeal, in Four Articles, 1829
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Text on a study guide about the Underground Railroad and principles related to slavery and the Civil War.
The Underground Railroad and Networks to Freedom
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Text discussing the advocacy for African American women's education and principles of the Declaration of Independence.
Maria Stewart Advocates Education for African American Women, 1832
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Text on a document titled "Primary Source" discussing the Declaration of Sentiments and its relation to anti-slavery principles.
William Lloyd Garrison, American Anti-Slavery Society Declaration of Sentiments, 1833
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Document describing the principles of the Declaration of Independence and their relation to slavery and the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, 1845
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Text content from a document discussing Abraham Lincoln's speech on the Missouri Compromise and its historical context.
Abraham Lincoln, Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise, 1854
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Text from a document discussing John Brown's final speech and its historical context related to slavery and the Civil War.
John Brown’s Last Speech, 1859
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