U.S. History to 1850
Antebellum: Culture and Society
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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
Newspaper Opinions [Other]
Partisan journalists delivered the news they wanted their readers to hear. Text accompanied by historian video clip, two essays and gallery.
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
Antebellum Women's Rights [Other]
From abolition to women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth took bold stands on reform. Text with video clip available.
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
Literary Women [Other]
Through fiction and newsprint, Margaret Fuller, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Lydia Maria Child promoted abolition and women's rights. Text with video clip available.
Murder at Harvard
Behind the Scenes [Non-Flash interactive]
Stephen Foster
Behind the Scenes [Other]
Read about how performers Lenwood Sloan and Fernand Jackson choreographed the minstrel dances seen in the film. Text with video clip available.
Maps
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
A Shifting Political Landscape [Text-based]
Would new territories and states allow slavery?
Primary source
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
We Are of Another Race [Text-based]
Englishman Charles Mackay observes Northern attitudes toward African Americans.
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
A Woman' World: Speaking Out for Women's Equality [Text-based]
Sojourner Truth, Sarah Grimk, and Lucy Stone advocate women's rights.
Teacher's guide
Stephen Foster
Teachers Guide [Text-based]
Trace the life of the man who virtually invented popular music, and learn about minstrelsy, race relations, and the history of popular entertainment.
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