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Abraham Lincoln's House Divided Speech The full text of Lincoln's speech denouncing the United States' division over slavery.		February Slideshows These slideshows highlight our best content for February in a visual and textual manner. Find...
Emancipation Proclamation The text of the Emancipation Proclamation.		Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...		Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad Take your students on a Virtual Field Trip through Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Popular Social Studies References Browse our social studies references to find biographies, timelines, facts, and statistics. Use...		Slave Narratives African slaves brought a tradition of oral narratives to the U.S., a tradition that persisted...
Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...		Dwight D. Eisenhower's Little Rock Response The text of Eisenhower's speech concerning desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas.
State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...		Slave Ships Learn about the horrendous conditions aboard the slave ships that carried Africans to America.
Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...		Slavery: An Incalculable Human Loss Slavery was an American Holocaust.
54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...		Slavery and the Constitution Slaves were not protected by the original version of the U.S. Constitution.
New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.		The Emancipation Proclamation Read about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued by President Lincoln on September...
Underground Railroad Map - New Bedford, MA This printable map will help students locate Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...		The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Learn about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

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