This website presents digital images of 840 visual materials from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society that illustrate the role of Massachusetts in the national debate over slavery. 包括照片, 绘画, 雕塑, 雕刻, 工件, 横幅, 和 broadsides that were central to the debate 和 the formation of the antislavery movement.
马萨诸塞州(尤其是波士顿), the home of antislavery abolitionist 威廉·劳埃德·加里森 和 the 解放者, became known world-wide as the nexus for the American antislavery movement. Images of the key players; broadsides 和 横幅 announcing antislavery meetings 和 fairs; 和 visual imagery of the movement as seen through patriotic covers, 政治漫画, 和 工件 showing the horrors of slavery are key to underst和ing how the movement was communicated 和 followed.
The majority of images presented within this digital collection are portraits 和 雕塑 of men 和 women who participated in the debate about slavery. 包括正式的油画肖像 约翰·阿尔比恩·安德鲁1857年至1866年担任马萨诸塞州州长 温德尔·菲利普斯, a prominent lawyer 和 skillful orator; 和 marble busts of 查尔斯·萨姆纳他是一名律师和参议员，支持解放黑奴 威廉·劳埃德·加里森. Also available are digitized versions of the 742 items within the collection, 美国废奴主义者的肖像, 1850-1890. 这些照片, 锡版照相法, 雕刻, lithographs 和 photomechanical reproductions depict supporters 和 opponents of slavery primarily from the United States 和 Great Britain.
真理是伟大的! 自由是伟大的!...加里森反奴隶制旗帜
伟大的反奴隶制会议!
First Anniversary of the Kidnapping of Thomas Sims, by the City of Boston
这些肖像, collected by Francis Jackson Garrison while working on an extensive biography of his father, 威廉·劳埃德·加里森, 1809-1879: The Story of His Life Told by His Children, 纽约:世纪公司, 1885-1889), depict the key individuals in the slavery debate--images of men 和 women who supported a range of solutions including colonization, 奴隶制的逐渐废除, 或者完全和立即的解放. 在他的书的引言中, 弗朗西斯·杰克逊·加里森写道, "that posterity ought also to have the opportunity 和 the privilege of seeing the faces of the less conspicuous, 但同样重要, 工人在伟大的事业中."
这里展示的横幅和海报传达了主题, 情绪, 以及马萨诸塞州反奴隶制运动的精神. Banners used by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society at antislavery meetings 和 parades state strong messages such as "Proclaim Liberty Throughout the L和, Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof" 和 “我们的狂热! All Men are Created Equal: Thou Shalt Love thy Neighbor as Thyself." 海报上宣传反奴隶制会议(例如， 伟大的反奴隶制会议), convey information supportive of the abolitionist cause (for example, Comparison of Products, Population, 和 Resources of the Free 和 Slave States), 和 spotlight key cases involving freedom seekers including Thomas Sims (托马斯·西姆斯绑架案一周年纪念 ...)和乔治·拉蒂默(马萨诸塞大请愿书). 有些侧面有许多行密密麻麻的文字, a common practice for this form of communication 和 a reminder of the considerable role the printed word played in creating an antislavery sentiment throughout nineteenth-century America.
Other materials that convey the activities of Massachusetts abolitionist groups are tickets to various events (for example, 1857年马萨诸塞州反奴隶制协会活动的门票), 反对奴隶制度的晶片--printed antislavery slogans that could be detached 和 used to seal or close envelopes. 一个超大的手稿图， "Diagram to show the drill the Anti-Man League had for the running off of a slave or man-hunter," conveys the plan developed by a secret society in Boston founded to resist the Fugitive Slave Law.
Some materials featured online are examples of propag和a with gripping illustrations conveying the cruelty of enslavement 和/or images promoting abolition. 雕刻, 非洲海岸的景色 展示了奴隶主对非洲人的残酷对待. Patriotic covers (envelopes featuring images 和 slogans) were a format employed by both Unionists 和 Confederates to promote their causes during the Civil War. The examples featured within this digital collection (including “我们是无辜的，我们的根源是麻烦。 ..." 和 我很高兴我不在迪克西! ... ) all promote the Union cause 和 decry slavery but frequently express abolitionist sympathy through racial prejudice 和 stereotype.
州长约翰·阿尔比恩·安德鲁
威廉·劳埃德·加里森
乔治·拉蒂默
难道我不是一个女人和一个姐妹吗
露西的石头
塞缪尔·埃德蒙·休厄尔
Artifacts depicted here include some collected by Governor John A. Andrew to convey the horrors of slavery (slave collar 和 whips used on African Americans). 也可用的图像 比利俱乐部 used to protect 威廉·劳埃德·加里森 from mob-incited violence 和 an 钢印 上面写着:“难道我不是一个女人和一个姐妹吗?."
To access the digital representations of the featured materials relating to the antislavery movement please refer to the 按格式浏览 列表. Researchers using the Massachusetts Historical Society's online catalog, 阿比盖尔, will find links to web displays from within specific bibliographic records for the featured items. 此外, online collection guide to the 美国废奴主义者的肖像 collection includes links to the digitized displays of all of the 742 portraits (雕刻 和 photographs) of individuals involved in the antislavery debate.
Be advised that some of the items in this feature contain racist descriptions 和 imagery.
Funding for this website 和 digitization project was provided by the Institute of Museum 和 Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services 和 Technology Act grant as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.