A Bio. of America: Slavery

	Web links for this program are listed below. Text-based resources are listed in the Program 9 Bibliography.



	Frederick Law Olmsted		Chronology On The History Of Slavery And Racism 1830 To The End http://innercity.org/holt/chron_1830_end.html A chronology on the history of slavery. Includes a paragraph on Olmsted.



	Olmsted's A Journey in the Seaboard States		Frederick Law Olmsted: A Journey in the Seaboard States http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/olmsted/menu.html The text of Frederick Law Olmsted's A Journey in the Seaboard States. An account of Southern society and slavery.


			Frederick Law Olmsted - A Journey in the Seaboard States (1856) http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1851-1875/olmsted/jourxx.htm The text of Frederick Law Olmsted's A Journey in the Seaboard States, an account of Southern society and slavery.



	George Fitzhugh		Fitzhugh, George "Cannibals All! -or, Slaves without Masters" http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/fitzhughcan/menu.html The text of Fitzhugh's Cannibals All! or, Slaves Without Masters, with a title page illustration and biographical information on Fitzhugh.




	Jefferson on the Missouri Compromise		Kansas and Kansans - Ch. 12 http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/archives/1918ks/v1/ch12p1.html Information on the Missouri Compromise.


			USA - An Index on Thomas Jefferson http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/tj3.htm A comprehensive site on presidents. The Jefferson pages include his Inaugural Addresses, State of the Nation Addresses, an autobiography, etc. Link to #260 in his letters for the Missouri Compromise letter.



	John Henry Hammond		James Henry Hammond - Cotton is King http://www.sewanee.edu/faculty/Willis/Civil_War/documents/HammondCotton.html The text of the Cotton is King speech given before the United States Senate.


			Cotton Gin http://www.richland2.k12.sc.us/rce/cottongi.htm Information on the cotton gin, with a reference to James Hammond and his quote about cotton.


			The War Years http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/SCARTOONS/carwar.html A site about South vs. North with political cartoons and a reference to the Hammond speech.



	Mary Chesnut		Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, 1823-1886 http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/chesnut/menu.html The full text of Mary Boykin Chestnut's "Diary from Dixie," with commentary and links to additional resources.



	Frederick Douglass		Frederick Douglass - The Heroic Slave http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/wohlpart/alra/douglass.htm A Douglass site with biographical information.


			Africans in America - Frederick Douglass http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html Provides biographical information on Douglass and a link to his portrait. Includes a reference to The Narrative.


			A Short Biography of Frederick Douglass http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html A short biography of Frederick Douglass with links to three of his speeches.



	Douglass Narrative		Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Douglass/Autobiography/ The text of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, with a biography of Douglass and the preface by William Lloyd Garrison.


			Frederick Douglass Portrait http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Portraits/douglass.html A comprehensive Douglass site with images, a biography, links to his writings including The Narrative, and other related links.


			The Life of Frederick Douglass http://www.nps.gov/archive/frdo/fdlife.htm A Douglass biography, with links to The Narrative, as well as other related links.


			USA: Frederick Douglass http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/fdouglas/dougxx.htm The autobiography of Frederick Douglass with an introduction.


			PAL: Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap3/douglass.html Provides links to Douglass's achievements, primary works, selected bibliography, etc.



	Freedman's letter to first wife		A Lost Love in Slavery http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/199809/msg00607.html The text of the letter to Laura Spicer.



	Confessions of Nat Turner		Confessions of Nat Turner http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1826-1850/slavery/confesxx.htm An introduction to and the text of The Confessions of Nat Turner. Also includes information about the insurrection and court proceedings, and provides a list of people murdered, etc.


			Africans in America/Part 3/The Confessions of Nat Turner http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h500.html The context of and a link to text of The Confessions of Nat Turner, as well as a scanned cover of the document and related links.


			Nat Turner 1800? - 1831 - The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southhampton, VA. http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/menu.html Provides a link to text of The Confessions of Nat Turner, as well as a scanned cover of the document.


			African American Odyssey - Slavery, the Peculiar Institution http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aopart1.html Documents and incidents from the history of slavery, including a description of Nat Turner's story and confessions with a scanned cover of the original papers.



	Calhoun		John C. Calhoun, "Slavery a Positive Good," 6 February 1837 http://www.douglassarchives.org/calh_a59.htm The text of Calhoun's speech, Slavery is a Positive Good.


			Today in History, January 13th - The Nullification Crisis http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan13.html Information on Calhoun's defense of slavery. Provides a link to the original text of Calhoun's speech against the Compromise of 1850.



	Charleston Mercury		Charleston Mercury Extra http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/Images/WER1273.html A scanned cover of the Charleston Mercury.

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