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Abolition Collection

Background imageAbolition Collection: Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758. Creator: William Williams

Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758. Creator: William Williams
Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758

Background imageAbolition Collection: Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton

Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton
Carte-de-visite of a group of African Americans gathered around a man with a pocket watch, leaning on a pulpit made out of U.S. Sanitation Commission crates

Background imageAbolition Collection: William Wilberforce, English philanthropist

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist
William Wilberforce (1759-1833), English philanthropist. Prominent in the struggle to abolish slavery. Engraving

Background imageAbolition Collection: Edouard Rene de Laboulaye (Institut), 1861-1869. Creator: Nadar

Edouard Rene de Laboulaye (Institut), 1861-1869. Creator: Nadar
Edouard René de Laboulaye (Institut), 1861-1869. Additional Info: Portrait of law professor, writer, and activist Édouard René de Laboulaye

Background imageAbolition Collection: Julia Ward Howe, about 1890. Creator: Sarah Choate Sears

Julia Ward Howe, about 1890. Creator: Sarah Choate Sears
Julia Ward Howe, about 1890

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of William Henry Seward, about 1860-1872. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of William Henry Seward, about 1860-1872. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of William Henry Seward, about 1860-1872. Additional Info: Bust portrait of a man in a suit with white hair

Background imageAbolition Collection: Reverend Moses Dickson, negative 1878; print about 1940-1970. Creator: Unknown

Reverend Moses Dickson, negative 1878; print about 1940-1970. Creator: Unknown
Reverend Moses Dickson, negative 1878; print about 1940-1970. Additional Info: A portrait of abolitionist Moses Dickson

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, 1882-1892. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, 1882-1892. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, 1882-1892. Additional Info: Portrait of an old man with a full white beard and mustache. The man is wearing a pectoral cross and a cape

Background imageAbolition Collection: The late Mr. W H. Seward, American statesman, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. W H. Seward, American statesman, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. W H. Seward, American statesman, 1872

Background imageAbolition Collection: Statue of the third Lord Holland, Holland Park, Kensington, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Statue of the third Lord Holland, Holland Park, Kensington, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the third Lord Holland, Holland Park, Kensington, 1872. A bronze statue of the last Lord Holland, by Mr. Watts, R. A. and Mr

Background imageAbolition Collection: The late Mr. Horace Greeley, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. Horace Greeley, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Horace Greeley, 1872. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Sarony

Background imageAbolition Collection: Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie, ca. 1887; printed 1992

Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie, ca. 1887; printed 1992
A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of Joseph Sturge (1793-1859), 1855. Creator: Jerry Barratt

Portrait of Joseph Sturge (1793-1859), 1855. Creator: Jerry Barratt
Portrait of Joseph Sturge (1793-1859), 1855. British Quaker and abolitionist

Background imageAbolition Collection: William Wilberforce, from

William Wilberforce, from the unfinished portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence, in the National Portrait Gallery, 1871

Background imageAbolition Collection: The late Lord Brougham, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The late Lord Brougham, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The late Lord Brougham, 1868. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Downey

Background imageAbolition Collection: Suppression of the Slave Trade

Suppression of the Slave Trade on the east coast of Africa: running on shore of a slave-dhow to escape capture, 1869

Background imageAbolition Collection: Statue of Richard Oastler at Bradford, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Statue of Richard Oastler at Bradford, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Richard Oastler at Bradford, 1869

Background imageAbolition Collection: Mr. S. W. Baker, the African traveller, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Mr. S. W. Baker, the African traveller, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mr. S. W. Baker, the African traveller, 1865

Background imageAbolition Collection: Medallion Produced For The Society For Effecting The Abolition Of The Slave Trade

Medallion Produced For The Society For Effecting The Abolition Of The Slave Trade, c1787-1790

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Clarkson Memorial, Wisbech, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Clarkson Memorial, Wisbech, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Clarkson Memorial, Wisbech, 1876. The monument, designed by Sir Gilbert Scott

Background imageAbolition Collection: Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, President Elect of the United States

Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, President Elect of the United States - from a lithograph published by G.W. Nichols, New York, 1860....he passed only six or eight months at school

Background imageAbolition Collection: Schoelcher, 1849. Creator: Honore Daumier

Schoelcher, 1849. Creator: Honore Daumier
Schoelcher, 1849. Caricature of Victor Schoelcher, French politician, journalist and anti-slavery campaigner

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen p Creator

The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen p Creator
The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen putting out the Algerian Strongholds, 27 August 1816, 1818

Background imageAbolition Collection: Council of War on board the Queen Charlotte

Council of War on board the Queen Charlotte, commanded by Lord Exmouth, prior to the Bombardment of Algiers, 26 August 1816, 1818

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of Senator Charles Sumner, 1874. Creator: William Page

Portrait of Senator Charles Sumner, 1874. Creator: William Page
Portrait of Senator Charles Sumner, 1874

Background imageAbolition Collection: American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876. Creator: Felix Elie Regamey

American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876. Creator: Felix Elie Regamey
American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876....an Illustration of the manner in which people stand about the Rotunda

Background imageAbolition Collection: Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je compte sur vous pour signer, 19th century. Philanthropists of the Day - I'm counting on you to sign my petition for the abolition of the death penalty

Background imageAbolition Collection: Whittier's birthplace, Haverhill, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Whittier's birthplace, Haverhill, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Whittier's birthplace, Haverhill, c1900

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Whittier House, Danvers, Massachusetts, c1899. Creator: Unknown

The Whittier House, Danvers, Massachusetts, c1899. Creator: Unknown
The Whittier House, Danvers, Massachusetts, c1899

Background imageAbolition Collection: Alcott house [Orchard House] and School of Philosophy

Alcott house [Orchard House] and School of Philosophy, Concord, Mass. between 1900 and 1906

Background imageAbolition Collection: Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen (1762-1824)

Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen (1762-1824), Vice Admiral and Commanding Officer of the Dutch Squadron off Algiers, 1816, 1835

Background imageAbolition Collection: Harriet Beecher Stowe's residence, Hartford, Ct. c1905. Creator: Unknown

Harriet Beecher Stowe's residence, Hartford, Ct. c1905. Creator: Unknown
Harriet Beecher Stowe's residence, Hartford, Ct. c1905

Background imageAbolition Collection: Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln by Mr. Haig Patigian, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln by Mr. Haig Patigian, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln by Mr. Haig Patigian, 1927

Background imageAbolition Collection: Patigian, Haig, Mr. with his Abraham Lincoln sculpture

Patigian, Haig, Mr. with his Abraham Lincoln sculpture, portrait photograph, 1927

Background imageAbolition Collection: Homage to Benjamin Franklin, 1790-1799. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen

Homage to Benjamin Franklin, 1790-1799. Creator: Christian August Lorentzen
Homage to Benjamin Franklin, 1790-1799. African-American man offering laurel wreath to Franklin, an abolitionist and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, 1790. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard

The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, 1790. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, 1790

Background imageAbolition Collection: Mrs. Frankie Hegamin; Chicago; One who has given all life to the uplifting of her race

Mrs. Frankie Hegamin; Chicago; One who has given all life to the uplifting of her race, 1907

Background imageAbolition Collection: Sojourner Truth; [Courtesy of the 'Crisis

Sojourner Truth; [Courtesy of the "Crisis."], 1916

Background imageAbolition Collection: Harriet Tubman tablet, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Harriet Tubman tablet, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Harriet Tubman tablet, 1916

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Late Rev. Wm. Douglass, of Maryland, 1904. Creator: Unknown

The Late Rev. Wm. Douglass, of Maryland, 1904. Creator: Unknown
The Late Rev. Wm. Douglass, of Maryland, 1904

Background imageAbolition Collection: Douglass, the orator, 1907. Creator: Unknown

Douglass, the orator, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Douglass, the orator, 1907

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of abolitionist Sojourner Truth

Portrait of abolitionist Sojourner Truth, sitting with yarn and knitting needles, 1864

Background imageAbolition Collection: Hon. Fred Douglass, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Hon. Fred Douglass, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Fred Douglass, 1916

Background imageAbolition Collection: Hon. John M. Langston, 1902. Creator: Unknown

Hon. John M. Langston, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. John M. Langston, 1902

Background imageAbolition Collection: Studio portrait of [Patrick Reason]

Studio portrait of [Patrick Reason], c1890-c1899

Background imageAbolition Collection: Dr. Crumwell, c1870. Creator: Moses Parker Rice

Dr. Crumwell, c1870. Creator: Moses Parker Rice
Dr. Crumwell, c1870

Background imageAbolition Collection: Alexander Crummell, c1870-c1879

Alexander Crummell, c1870-c1879

Background imageAbolition Collection: Earnest in the cause; Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Earnest in the cause; Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Earnest in the cause; Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper, 1872

Background imageAbolition Collection: Arrival from Maryland, 1859; Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children

Arrival from Maryland, 1859; Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children, 1872

Background imageAbolition Collection: William and Ellen Craft, 1872. Creator: Unknown

William and Ellen Craft, 1872. Creator: Unknown
William and Ellen Craft, 1872

Background imageAbolition Collection: Twenty-eight fugitives escaping from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Twenty-eight fugitives escaping from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Twenty-eight fugitives escaping from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1872

Background imageAbolition Collection: Josiah Henson, 1879. Creator: Unknown

Josiah Henson, 1879. Creator: Unknown
Josiah Henson, 1879

Background imageAbolition Collection: Plymouth Church. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher selling a slave, 1897. Creator: Unknown

Plymouth Church. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher selling a slave, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Plymouth Church. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher selling a slave, 1897

Background imageAbolition Collection: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Jacksonville, FL, 1939. Creator: Unknown

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Jacksonville, FL, 1939. Creator: Unknown
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Jacksonville, FL, 1939. Poster for play based on the 1852 book by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageAbolition Collection: Lucy Stone, Boston, 1939. Creator: Unknown

Lucy Stone, Boston, 1939. Creator: Unknown
Lucy Stone, Boston, 1939. Lucy Stone - A Drama of the Champion of Woman's Rights - by Maud Wood Park - Copley Theatre'

Background imageAbolition Collection: L. A. Grimes, 1887. Creator: Unknown

L. A. Grimes, 1887. Creator: Unknown
L. A. Grimes, 1887. Leonard Andrew Grimes, African-American abolitionist and pastor, conductor of the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

Background imageAbolition Collection: Rev. James Poindexter, D. D. President of the day, 1888. Creator: Unknown

Rev. James Poindexter, D. D. President of the day, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Rev. James Poindexter, D. D. President of the day, 1888. Abolitionist, civil rights activist, politician, minister of white, Native American and black heritage

Background imageAbolition Collection: I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth, 1864. Creator: Unknown

I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
I sell the shadow to support the substance, Sojourner Truth, 1864. Additional title: Three-quarter length portrait of Sojourner Truth

Background imageAbolition Collection: Charity Still, who twice escaped from slavery, 1897. Creator: Unknown

Charity Still, who twice escaped from slavery, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Charity Still, who twice escaped from slavery, 1897

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Italian Consul's Private Residence

The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Italian Consul's Private Residence, with the Sleeping Apartments built in a Tree, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Banquet given to the Society at the Italian Con Creator: Unknown

The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Banquet given to the Society at the Italian Con Creator: Unknown
The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Banquet given to the Society at the Italian Consulate at Boma, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Background imageAbolition Collection: The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Hotel at Boma, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Hotel at Boma, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Belgium Anti-Slavery Society on the Congo; The Hotel at Boma, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageAbolition Collection: R. H. (Richard Harvey) Cain, 1921. Creator: Unknown

R. H. (Richard Harvey) Cain, 1921. Creator: Unknown
R. H. (Richard Harvey) Cain, 1921

Background imageAbolition Collection: James Poindexter; Pioneer Baptist preacher in Ohio, 1921. Creator: Unknown

James Poindexter; Pioneer Baptist preacher in Ohio, 1921. Creator: Unknown
James Poindexter; Pioneer Baptist preacher in Ohio, 1921

Background imageAbolition Collection: Richard De Baptiste, 1921. Creator: Unknown

Richard De Baptiste, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Richard De Baptiste, 1921

Background imageAbolition Collection: M. R. DeLaney, 1887. Creator: Unknown

M. R. DeLaney, 1887. Creator: Unknown
M. R. DeLaney, 1887

Background imageAbolition Collection: Gustavus Vassa [Olaudah Equiano]. 1887. Creator: Unknown

Gustavus Vassa [Olaudah Equiano]. 1887. Creator: Unknown
Gustavus Vassa [Olaudah Equiano]. 1887. African author, writer, abolitionist, sailor and merchant: enslaved as a child, he was shipped to the Caribbean and sold to a Royal Navy officer

Background imageAbolition Collection: R. H. Cain, 1887. Creator: Unknown

R. H. Cain, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. H. Cain, 1887. Richard Harvey Cain was an African-American minister, abolitionist, missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and US Representative from South Carolina

Background imageAbolition Collection: H. O. Wagoner, 1887. Creator: Unknown

H. O. Wagoner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
H. O. Wagoner, 1887. Henry O. Wagoner, African-American abolitionist and civil rights activist involved with the Underground Railroad

Background imageAbolition Collection: Alexander Crummell, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Alexander Crummell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Crummell, 1887. African-American minister, academic and African nationalist. Crummell lectured about American slavery in England to raise money for his church

Background imageAbolition Collection: John M. Langston, 1887. Creator: Unknown

John M. Langston, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John M. Langston, 1887. John Mercer Langston, African-American abolitionist, lawyer, activist, diplomat, and politician: founding dean of the law school at Howard University

Background imageAbolition Collection: James Poindexter, 1887. Creator: Unknown

James Poindexter, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James Poindexter, 1887. James Preston Poindexter, of black, white and Native American heritage, was an abolitionist, civil rights activist, politician, and Baptist minister

Background imageAbolition Collection: R. DeBaptiste, 1887. Creator: Unknown

R. DeBaptiste, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. DeBaptiste, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, abolitionist and journalist Richard DeBaptiste worked in the Underground Railroad

Background imageAbolition Collection: Frederick Douglass, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Frederick Douglass, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Frederick Douglass, 1887. African-American diplomat, abolitionist, writer, politician. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageAbolition Collection: Sojourner Truth, 1897. Creator: Unknown

Sojourner Truth, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Sojourner Truth, 1897. African-American abolitionist, women's rights activist and writer

Background imageAbolition Collection: Henry Highland Garnett. 1887. Creator: Unknown

Henry Highland Garnett. 1887. Creator: Unknown
Henry Highland Garnett [sic]. 1887. Henry Highland Garnet, African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and orator. Born into slavery, on 12 February 1865, Garnet delivered a sermon in the U.S

Background imageAbolition Collection: Reverend Josiah Henson; [The original of Uncle Tom], 1882. Creator: Unknown

Reverend Josiah Henson; [The original of Uncle Tom], 1882. Creator: Unknown
Reverend Josiah Henson; [The original of Uncle Tom], 1882

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of Father Henri Gregoire (1750-1831)

Portrait of Father Henri Gregoire (1750-1831), priest and politician, 1792

Background imageAbolition Collection: Frances Benjamin Johnston having tea with Elbert Hubbard (far right)

Frances Benjamin Johnston having tea with Elbert Hubbard (far right) and lecture manager James Burton Pond (center) at her studio in Washington, D.C. c1900, printed later

Background imageAbolition Collection: Mrs. Fanny Kemble's Readings of Shakespeare

Mrs. Fanny Kemble's Readings of Shakespeare, at the St. James's Theatre, [London], 1850

Background imageAbolition Collection: Anti-Slavery Picnic at Weymouth Landing

Anti-Slavery Picnic at Weymouth Landing, Massachusetts, c.1845

Background imageAbolition Collection: Portrait of Volney Dipping his Pen, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon

Portrait of Volney Dipping his Pen, 1817–20. Creator: Vivant Denon
Portrait of Volney Dipping his Pen, 1817-20

Background imageAbolition Collection: Josiah Wedgewood, n.d. Creator: George Stubbs

Josiah Wedgewood, n.d. Creator: George Stubbs
Josiah Wedgewood, n.d

Background imageAbolition Collection: Statue of the late Joseph Sturge at Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Statue of the late Joseph Sturge at Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Joseph Sturge at Birmingham, 1862



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