Slavery--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Copeland African American Museum Collection
Collection
Collection number: UA -9-10
Scope and Contents
In 1989, Roy Copeland informed his wife, Cheryl, that he did not wish to select a gift for Christmas. Rather than doing this she decided to surprise him! For Christmas that year, she presented him with a seasonally wrapped box. Inside the box, to his surprise, was a set of autographed Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. This expression of love for her husband, led to a labor of love from that Christmas forward. Each year, Cheryl selected a unique piece of memorabilia for Roy. He then parlayed those...
Dates:
2021-07-13
Item 15: Enslavement Document, 1855
Item — Item 15
Collection number: 15
Scope and Contents
Frame containing bill of sale for slaves in Wilcox County, Alabama, 1855.
Dates:
1855
Item 17: Abolish Slavery Constitutional Amendment
Item — Item 17
Collection number: 17
Scope and Contents
Poster describing the proposed constitutional amendment to abolish slavery signed by members of the U.S. Senate and House.
Dates:
2021-07-13
Item 46: Sheriff's Sale Which Includes an Enslaved African American Woman, 1843-04-11
Item — Item 46
Collection number: 46
Scope and Contents
A list of items sold at a sheriff's sale which includes the description of an enslaved woman.
Dates:
1843-04-11
MS134-0014 Brown, Hallie Q. Tales My Father Told Me, 1925
Book — Box 1, Book: 14
Collection number: MS/134-014
Scope and Contents
Tales My Father Told By Hallie Q. Brown. This appears to be a first edition of Brown's memoir of her father who told many stories of escaping slaves. 2022-03-16 Cannot locate physical copy
Dates:
1925
Slavery and the War: A Historical Essay, 1863
Item — Box 1, Item: 14
Collection number: Item 14
Scope and Contents
Henry Darling (1823-1891). "Slavery and the War: A Historical Essay" (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1863).
Dates:
Created: 1863
Slavery Papers, Speeches, & Manuscripts
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-146
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials relating to Slavery. Many are speeches, while some are reports and pamphlets. Most are from the 19th century. All of these papers are available through v-text at: https://vtext.valdosta.edu/xmlui/handle/10428/718Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these collections that contain...
Dates:
1822 - 1909