MSSD Library

The American Civil War

Virginia Civil War Images from Harper's Weekly
To access Virginia Civil War Images on the World Wide Web:
Go to Gallaudet Library
Click on the blue Aladin icon.
Click on Image Collections
Click on VACW (Virginia Civil War Archive)
Type in search term (keyword). You can use a general term like Civil War or slavery or a more specific name of a person, battle, or place, etc. When the information about the image appears, click on Display Image in order to view the picture.

Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet

The United States Civil War Center presents a very complete list of links to archives, maps, biographies, diaries, documents, and much, much more.

The American Civil War, 1861-1865
World Wide Web Information Archive serving historians, educators, reenactors, and the interested public since August 1994.

BLACK HISTORY and SLAVERY

The Britannica Guide to Black History (You need to be a subscriber to Britannica On-line. Gallaudet personnel and students can access Britannica through Gallaudet Library net services, but only from a computer on the campus network) Go to Gallaudet Library
Click on Library Resources
Click on Online Materials
Click on Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Type in this address http://www.eb.com:180/blackhistory

Education First: Black History Activities
This Web site was created to support students as they explore topics related to Black History and African-American issues. A wide variety of Internet-based activities are listed that individual students or whole classes can use. One of the activities is Black History Past and Present: an Internet-Based Treasure Hunt on African Americans.

The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture

AFRO-America's Black History Museum
Interactive exhibits - Looks like a very informative and interesting site.

Excerpts from Slave Narratives
University of Houston history department

Julia Louisa Lovejoy (1812-1882)
Through her letters to New England newspapers, Julia Louisa Lovejoy left a vivid account of the tumult that wracked Kansas during the struggle over abolition and slavery, and a testimony to the moral commitment that finally brought the struggle to an end.

National Parks and Conservation Association The Walk to Canada: Tracing the Underground Railroad
Anthony Cohen, an historian and author has spent the past three years researching the Underground Railroad in the Washington, D.C. area, revealing many of its secrets in the process. (Related article: Riding the Underground Railroad from Preview)

The Museum of Slavery in the Atlantic