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The Fugitive slave law.
The Fugitive Slave Law document passed in 1850 during President Millard Fillmore's term.
Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event
An account of discovering Yosemite Valley by Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, a member of the Mariposa Battallion. Tells encounters with native tribes
Execution of Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt
In the 19th century, some U.S. states reduced capital crimes, moved executions out of the public eye, or abolished the death penalty, with Michigan leading the way in 1846. However, many states retained capital punishment, and by the century's end,…
The evening world (New York, N.Y.), August 6, 1890, (EXTRA 2 O'CLOCK)
Newspaper featuring the first person, William Kemmler, to be executed by the electric chair
The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840
The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, by Benjamin Robert Haydon (died 1846), given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1880 by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Oil on canvas, 1841. 117 in. x 151 in. (2972 mm x 3836 mm). See…
