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Enslaved People at the Capitol
This image shows a group of enslaved men and children in front of the U.S. Capitol after much of it burned down in 1814.
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Chains
These images show how enslavers used chains as a way to take freedom away from enslaved people. This text contains sensitive images that may not be suitable for all students.
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Music and Customs
These images show enslaved people singing as part of their work and recreational lives.
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Resistance Through Escape
These images show enslaved people escaping their enslavers. This text contains sensitive images that may not be suitable for all students.
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Punishment for Escape
These images show some of the brutal ways enslavers punished enslaved people who tried to escape.
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Reconstruction
These images show how different people reacted to the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
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Enslaved People in the War
These images show some of the many African Americans who fought or worked for the Union Army in the Civil War.
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Effects in Africa
These images show the negative effects that slavery had on Africa and African people.
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Punishment and Brutality
Enslavers used harsh and punishments to force enslaved people obey them. These images show these punishments. This text contains sensitive images that may not be suitable for all students.
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Propaganda
These propaganda images show enslaved people in happy, safe working conditions.
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