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Biographies in this Unit:

A black and white photograph of a seated white woman, who looks off to the right of the viewer. She wears a ruffled cap on her head, and a long dress with long sleeves.
Armenia White
A colored painting of a seated white man who is looking at the viewer. He has brown hair, and wears a white collared shirt, a black necktie, black vest, and a black jacket.
Franklin Pierce
Harriet Wilson
A black and white drawing of three men and a woman, who are all standing in a field bordered by trees. They all look at the viewer. The men all wear collared shirts, neckties, striped vests, jackets, pants, and pointed shoes. The woman wears a long dress with long sleeves.
Hutchinson Family Singers
A black and white etching of a white man, who is looking at the viewer. He wears a collared shirt, necktie, vest, and jacket.
Nathaniel Peabody Rogers
A solid black image of a moose, with white capital letters inside reading "SORRY, NO PICTURE AVAILABLE."
Ona Judge
A black and white etching of a seated woman with curly hair. She wears a white collared shirt underneath a dark-colored jacket and shawl, and a white lace cap on her head. She looks to the left of the viewer.
Sarah Josepha Hale

Documents in this Unit:

A horizontal document showing a paragraph of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "A Good Example."
A Good Example
A vertical document showing several paragraphs of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "A/Humble Appeal/FOR THE/KNEELING SLAVE." Beneath the title is an image of a Black man kneeling on the ground, with chains on his wrists. Some of the words on the page appear in all capital letters or in italicized font.
A Humble Appeal
A vertical document of a large paragraph of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads: "Annual Meeting of the New-Hampshire/Anti-Slavery Society." Some of the words on the page appear in all capital letters or in italicized font.
Annual Meeting of the New Hampshire Anti-Slavery Society
A horizontal document with black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "NO UNION WITH SLAVEHOLDERS." There are some blank spaces in between some of the words to indicate that something would have been handwritten in the space.
Anti-Slavery Convention
A vertical document of a large paragraph of black text on white paper. Beneath the paragraphs of text are two columns of signatures.
Anti-Slavery Petition from New Ipswich
A vertical document of a large paragraph of black text on white paper. Beneath the paragraphs of text are two columns of signatures.
Anti-Slavery Petition from Somersworth
A vertical document showing a page in a book. At the top of the document is a black and white drawing of a train pulling a carriage full of people. Underneath the image is a paragraph of text. The text is in black ink and appears on white paper.
Boy's Picture Book, Railroads
A vertical document showing a page in a book. The page is split in two to show two black and white drawings. The first drawing, at the top of the document, is of a spinning top. The second drawing shows a boy rowing a boat on a body of water. Underneath both images are paragraphs of text. The text is in black ink and appears on white paper.
Boy's Picture Book, Top and Boat
A vertical newspaper advertisement. The advertisement shows several paragraphs of black text on white paper. Some of the words appear in bolded font and in all capital letters.
Caution Poster
A horizontal document showing two pages in a book. Both pages show letters of the alphabet next to a word that starts with that letter, and an image of the example word. On the right side of the document are also the numbers 1 through 0 and a list of alphabet letters out of their normal order.
Children's Primer Alphabet
A vertical document showing a page in a book. The page has several paragraphs of text, which are surrounded by black and white drawings of boys playing with a hoop, a drum, and on a swing. The text is in black ink and appears on white paper.
Children's Primer Drummer Boy
A colored horizontal document. The document consists of a red rectangle bordered by gold flowers, which is bordered by a green, floral background. Inside the red rectangle are the words "DOVER ANTI-SLAVERY/SEWING CIRCLE" in gold letters.
Dover Anti-Slavery Sewing Circle
A vertical document showing several paragraphs of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "THIS EVENING/THE BLACK MAN'S FUTURE." Some of the words on the page appear in all capital letters or in italicized font.
Frederick Douglass Lecture
A large handwritten document on white paper. The text of the document is written in small and large cursive handwriting, in black ink.
Freedom Petition Submitted by Enslaved People to the New Hampshire State Legislature page 1 of 4
A large handwritten document on white paper. The text of the document is written in small and large cursive handwriting, in black ink. At the end of the document are several signatures.
Freedom Petition Submitted by Enslaved People to the New Hampshire State Legislature page 3 of 4
A horizontal document showing two paragraphs of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "To the Members of the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society of Concord."
Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society Fundraising Notice
A vertical newspaper advertisement. The text of the advertisement appears in black ink on a white background. The title of the article, located along the upper border, reads "Advertisement." Beneath the title are three paragraphs of small fonted text.
Ona Judge Runaway Notice
A close-up image of a typed document with several lines of text from a newspaper column. The edges of the document are bordered by black lines.
Runaway Notice for Cato
A horizontal document showing two pages in a book. Both sides of the book show paragraphs of text, which appear in black ink on white paper.
The American Eagle
A horizontal document showing four short paragraphs of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "PROSPECTUS/FOR AN ANTI-SLAVERY PAPER, TO BE ENTITLED/NORTH STAR."
The North Star Prospectus
A vertical document of black text on white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "THE NORTH STAR." Beneath the title are several columns of small-fonted text.
The North Star, September 8, 1848
A vertical document showing a black and white drawing of three men and a woman, who are all standing in a field bordered by trees. They all look at the viewer. The men all wear collared shirts, neckties, striped vests, jackets, pants, and pointed shoes. The woman wears a long dress with long sleeves. Above the drawing are the words "THE OLD GRANITE STATE." Beneath the drawing are the words "A Song,/COMPOSED, ARRANGED, AND SUNG, BY/THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY."
The Old Granite State
A vertical document showing a page from a book. The title of the document reads "THE/SLAVE'S FRIEND." Beneath the title is a black and white drawing of a small white child and a small Black child sitting beneath a tree, reading a book. Underneath the drawing are three lines of text.
The Slave's Friend

Explainer Videos and Virtual Field Trips in this Unit:

Mason Explains: One-Room Schoolhouses
Mason Explains: Slavery in the United States

Objects in this Unit:

A vertical piece of light brown fabric with letters, birds, trees, urns, and flowers on it. All of the images are sown on to the fabric in different colored pieces of string. Towards the bottom of the piece of fabric is the sentence: "Hannah Foster her sampler wrought/in the twelfth year of her age A.D 178."
Hannah Foster's Sampler
Two iron circles connected by an iron chain.
Shackles
A vertical piece of light brown fabric with letters, numbers, birds, trees, flowers, and a yellow animal with black spots on it. All of the images are sown on to the fabric in different colored pieces of string. Towards the bottom of the piece of fabric, in between a list of the letters of the alphabet and a series of numbers, is the sentence: "Sophia Woodbury's Sampler wrough in the/15th. Year of her age Northfield June 19th. A.D. 1818."
Sophia Woodbury's Sampler

Photographs & Prints in this Unit:

A black and white drawing of a school room. Five boys stand in front of a man who is sitting behind a large desk. All of the people in the drawing are reading from books. The title of the drawing, located along the bottom border, reads "A Class engaged in Reading."
A Class Engaged in Reading
A black and white circular drawing of two women. The woman on the left is kneeling on the ground and wears chains on her wrists. The woman on the right wears a long dress and holds a set of balance scales. The title of the drawing, which curves along the upper border, reads "AM I NOT A WOMAN AND A SISTER?"
Am I Not a Woman and a Sister?
A black and white ethcing of a group of people standing around a man with his arm raised up, who is standing on top of a set of stairs.
Anti-Slavery Meeting on the Common
A black and white drawing of two men standing together. The man on the left wears a top hat, button-up shirt, vest, jacket, pants, and pointed shoes. He leans away from the man on the right, who wears a checkered shirt, a jacket, ripped pants, and untied shoes. He holds a hat in his hands, and has a bottle in his back pocket. The title of the drawing, located along the bottom border, reads: "PLEASE GIVE ME A PENNY."
Asking for Charity
A colored painting of a white man and a white woman, who are both seated in between two small tables with green tableclothes on them. The man is wearing a red coat and white pants, vest, and shirt. The woman wears a blue dress and holds a white hankerchief to her face. In the background of the painting is a Black woman in a brown dress, holding a white baby in a white dress.
Benjamin Thompson's Farewell
A black and white engraving of a woman, two men, a child, and a dog who are all gathered around a fire pit outdoors. The woman and dog sit to the left of the fire. The woman holds a pan over the flames. A large pot also dangles over the fire. One of the men carries a log on his shoulders, and the other digs a hole in the background. The child stands to the right of the fire and is carrying a pile of sticks.
Border Settlement
A colored painting of a large group of people gathered around a wooden, raised stage. Behind the group of the people are rows of white triangular tents.
Camp Meeting of Methodists
A black and white photograph of a classroom filled with boys and girls. There are four rows of desks, with one child sitting at each desk. At the back of the room is a woman standing next to a chalk board. On the chalk board are several rows of sentences and letters written in cursive handwriting. All of the people in the photograph look at the camera.
Candia School, 19th Century
A black and white etching of the inside of a school room. Groups of boys sit on benches on the left side of the etching and groups of girls sit on benches on the right. A man with a book stands next to a boy at the front of the room.
Children at School
A black and white drawing of a man standing behind a podium, looking at three standing children. The man holds a stick in his hand and wears a long coat with a wide collar, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. There are several other children in the room, all sitting on long benches. The male children wear long coats and shirts with wide collars, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes as well, and the female children wear long dresses and bonnets. Two of the standing children are dressed differently than the rest of the children. One wears an ankle-length dress with short sleeves and one wears a short-sleeved shirt and full-length pants.
Colonial New England School
A colored painting of a three-storied building on fire. A large crowd stands in front of the building, watching the flames. Some of the men in the painting carry hoses and try to put the fire out. The title of the painting, located along the bottom border, reads "Destruction by Fire of Pennsylvania Hall,/On the night of the 17th May, 1838."
Destruction by Fire of Pennsylvania Hall
A black and white drawing of a group of people gathered in front of a building. Some of the people throw books and papers out one of the building's windows, while others climb up a ladder. The people on the ground hold up a sign that reads "ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE." The title of the drawing, located along the bottom border, reads "DOWNFAL OF ABOLITION."
Downfall of Abolition (detail)
A black and white etching of a large crowd of fighting Black and white men. Some of the men fight at the base of a stage, while another group fights on top of the stage. At the front of the stage is a white man pulling a Black man away from the edge of the stage.
Expulsion of Negroes and Abolitionists from Tremont Temple
A black and white photograph of a seated Black woman, who looks at the camera. She wears a long dress with long sleeves and gloves, and holds a cane. Beneath the photograph are the words "FLORA STEWART, Londonderry, N. H./Aged 117 years. Taken Nov. 5, 1867."
Flora Stewart
A black and white photograph of a seated Black man. He wears a collared shirt and a dark-colored jacket.
Frederick Douglass
A black and white etching of a group of white children walking into a building. A white man stands at the doorway and prevents a Black woman and two Black children from enter the building.
Freed Slave Escorting Her Children to School
A black and white etching of a steam train pulling a traincar full of people. Some people gather in front of the train as it pulls into a railroad station. The title of the etching, located along the upper border, reads "GET OFF THE TRACK!" Beneath the etching is then a paragraph of text.
Get Off the Track
A black and white vertical newspaper article. Along the upper border of the page are two illustrations side by side. The left illustration shows a white man waving a whip over the heads of three little Black boys. The illustration on the right shows a white man standing among four Black boys. The man and boys are all reading from books. Beneath the illustrations are the words "HERALD OF FREEDOM" and then two paragraphs of text.
Herald of Freedom Masthead
A black and white photograph of a group of seated white men. They all wear collared shirts, neckties, vests, jackets, pants and boots, and look directly at the camera.
Hutchinson Family Singers
A black and white etching of a white girl in a lace-trimmed dress, standing next to a lamb. The girl feeds a handful of flowers and leaves to the lamb.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
A pencil drawing of a woman facing to the left. She has curly hair, which is tied up in a bun at the back of her head. She wears a shawl over a long sleeved dress.
Nancy Herbert
A colored painting of a group of Black men, women, and children dressed in white clothing working in a field surrounded by palm trees. The field is covered in green bushes with white and yellow blossoms. Several of the people place the white blossoms into sacks or woven baskets. There are two lines of text, typed in black text on white paper, that border the painting. The top line of text reads "PROGRESS OF COTTON No. 1" and the bottom line reads "COTTON PLANTATION."
Plantation Slavery
A colored painting of a large group of people standing and sitting around a wooden, raised stage. Some of the people watch the four men standing on the stage, some raise their hands up, and some are lying down on the ground and benches. Behind the group of the people are white triangular tents.
Religious Camp Meeting—An Oldtime Camp Meeting
A black and white etching of a group of people sitting on benches, looking at a man with his arms held in the air. The man stands among a group of seated men on a raised stage. In the background of the etching are several rows of trees.
Religious Revival Meeting
A colored engraving of a Black woman kneeling on the ground and pulling away from a white man, who bends down near her. She reaches out towards two small Black children, who are being led away by another white man. Beneath the drawing are two small paragraphs of black text on a white background.
Separating Parents from Children
A black and white photograph of a Black family standing outside of a small, one-storied house with a chimney.
Slave Quarters
A colored horizontal engraving of a Black woman in a yellow dress pulling away from a white man. She leans towards another white man, who is ripping up a document. The title of the engraving, located along the bottom border, reads "TEARING UP FREE PAPERS."
Tearing Up Free Papers
A black and white etching of a group of Black men and women working around a machine. The machine has two cylinder-like wheels and a hand crank on the side. A fluffy white material is being turned through the machine and falls into a basket at the base of the machine.
The First Cotton Gin
A black and white etching of a group of women in long dresses standing outside of a building. They all look at a group of men who stand in the doorway of the building. A sign hangs over the doorway, which reads "IMPORTED/WINES & LIQUORS."
The Ladies of Logan
A black and white drawing of a group of seated men and women gathered around a woman standing at the center of the room. The room had a tall ceiling and balconey seating. The women and men seated on the ground level all look up at the groups of men seated in the balcony, who are all behaving badly.
The May Session of the Women's Rights Convention
A black and white etching of a group of children gathered around a woman in a long dress with long sleeves. She wears an apron on top of her dress and a flowered hat on her head. The title of the etching, located along the bottom border, reads "THE NEW SCHOOL-MISTRESS.--(Drawn by Miss Jennie Brownscombe.)."
The New Schoolmistress
A colored painting of a group of Black men, women, and children gathered in front of a cave. One of the men holds a lantern, while another man looks at a document. In the background of the painting is a one-storied house and two people standing on a horse-drawn wagon.
The Underground Railroad
A black and white etching of a group of white children carrying books. All of the children hold on to their hats, as if it was very windy. The title of the etching, located along the bottom border, reads "THERE GOES THE BELL."
There Goes the Bell