A Bio. of America: The Coming of the Civil War

	Web links for this program are listed below. Text-based resources are listed in the Program 10 Bibliography.



	Harriet Beecher Stowe		The Classic Text: Harriet Beecher Stowe http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/special/exhibits/clastext/clspg149.htm Biographical information on Harriet Beecher Stowe, with an illustrated analysis of Uncle Tom's cabin.


			Harriet Beecher Stowe http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/stowe/StoweHB.html A bibliography of Harriet Beecher Stowe with related links, including one to the full text of Uncle Tom's Cabin.


			Harriet Beecher Stowe - Mother, Reformer http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA97/riedy/hbs.html A quote by Beecher Stowe on motherhood, with links to letters and documents on Uncle Tom's Cabin.


			The Women of The Hall - Harriet Beecher Stowe http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=154 A brief biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe.


			Women in History - Harriet Beecher Stowe biography http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/stow-har.htm Biographical information on Harriet Beecher Stowe, with a photo and links to other Stowe sites.


			Harriet Beecher-Stowe http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hbstowe.htm A biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe.



	Uncle Tom's Cabin		Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/STOWE/stowe.html The text of Uncle Tom's Cabin, with related links.


			Africans in America - Slave Narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2958.html Information on anti-slavery writings, including Uncle Tom's Cabin.




	Frederick Douglass		Today in History, April 16 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr16.html A page about abolition in the District of Columbia, with reference to Douglass and an excerpt from a speech as well as a link to six other speeches.


			"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=162 Provides a link to the text of Douglass's speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, with a summary, an analysis, a bibliography, a Douglass biography, etc.


			Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/enl311/douglass.htm A collection of Frederick Douglass literature links, including a list of Douglass works available online.


			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.




	Charles Sumner		Charles Sumner, "The Crime Against Kansas" http://alpha.furman.edu/~benson/docs/sumnerksh2.htm The text of Sumner's speech, "The Crime Against Kansas."


			Furman: The Crime Against Kansas, by Charles Sumner http://www.furman.edu/~benson/docs/sumnerksH.htm The text of Sumner's speech, "The Crime Against Kansas."


			The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/11BiographiesKeyIndividuals/CharlesSumner.htm A biography of Sumner with a photo.


			Carte De Visite - Charles Sumner http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/106gal.html A brief profile on Sumner with a photo and a reference to the speech, "The Crime Against Kansas."


			Africans in America/Part 4/Bleeding Kansas http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2952.html The history behind "Bleeding Kansas," with a reference to Charles Sumner and his speech, "The Crime Against Kansas."



	Andrew Butler		Butler, Andrew Pickens, 1796-1857 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001173 A brief biography of Andrew Butler.




	Anthony Burns		Africans in America Anthony Burns captured http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2915.html The story of the capture of Anthony Burns. Provides links to a letter from Burns to the Baptist Church, his speech in The Liberator, etc.


			Charles Emery Stevens, 1815-1893. Anthony Burns: A History http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/stevens/stevens.html The text of Charles Emery Steven's Anthony Burns: A History. Includes detailed biographical information on Burns.



	Dred Scott Case		Africans in America - Dred Scott case: the Supreme Court decision http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html A background on the Dred Scott case with links to the text of the court ruling, a Dred Scott biography and portrait, etc.


			Dred Scott v. Sandford http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/Scott/ The text of the Dred Scott v. Sanford court proceedings.


			USA: Dred Scott Case http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1851-1875/dredscott/dredxx.htm Provides links to the Dred Scott case, the opinion of the court, concurring and dissenting opinions, etc.



	Ralph Waldo Emerson		IHAS Poet - Ralph Waldo Emerson. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/emerson.html An interactive site on Emerson, with photos, biographical information, a QuickTime video, and related links.



			Ralph Waldo Emerson Biography http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/emersonbio.html An Emerson biography and portrait.


			The American Scholar by Ralph Waldo Emerson http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/essays/amscholar.html The text of The American Scholar, by Ralph Waldo Emerson.


			Ralph Waldo Emerson Biography http://www.uh.edu/~cfreelan/americana/emerson.html A biography with links on Emerson.



	Emerson on Mexican War		The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/september11/war.htm A history of the war with a reference to Emerson as an opponent of the war, and a portrait.





	Calhoun on Mexican War		John C. Calhoun: The Marx of the Master Class http://www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/hpolscrv/jccalhoun.html A paper by Richard Hofstader containing biographical information on Calhoun with a reference to his "...forbidden fruit quote..."



	John C. Calhoun		Today in History, March 18 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar18.html An illustrated John C. Calhoun profile with many related links, including one to the original draft of Calhoun's speech against the Compromise of 1850.


			Calhoun, John - John C. Calhoun in the U.S. Capitol http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/CALHOUN/jcchome.html A tribute to John C. Calhoun with a biography, information on his political theory, and a gallery.



	Daniel Webster		Today in History: March 7 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar07.html#websterspeech An illustrated profile on Webster with many related links, including one to the text of his Seventh of March speech.


			Daniel Webster Speech http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/speeches/seventh-march.html The text of Webster's speech to the United States Senate, on March 7, 1850, with his quote, "I wish to speak today, not as a Massachusetts man, nor as a Northern man..."



	Henry Clay		Henry Clay (1777-1852): An Introduction http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/hclay/hclay.htm A detailed profile of Henry Clay, with related links and a reference to his quote, "I know no South..."


			Today in History: June 29 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun29.html An illustrated profile on Clay with many related links including one to the text of the Compromise of 1850.



	Clay, Calhoun, Webster on Compromise of 1850		American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Compromise of 1850 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm043.html A scanned copy of the text of the Compromise of 1850 speech.


			Africans in America: The Compromise of 1850 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html The context and history of the Compromise of 1850.


			Politics and Sectionalism in the 1850s http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/1850s/poli2.htm Background and contextual information on the Compromise of 1850. Includes an outline of its major ideas.



	John Brown		John Brown http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html History of Brown's antislavery activities, with links to images, his final speech, and information about the Harpers Ferry Raid.


			People in The West - John Brown http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/brown.htm A biography and a photo of John Brown.


			John Brown: The Conspirators http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/jbrown/master.html A portrait of John Brown. Provides links to a brief chronology of events, eyewitness accounts, related links, as well as to information about the Brown family, the conspirators, etc.


			John Brown and the Pottawatomie Killings http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/CONTEXTS/Kansas/jbrown.html A photo of John Brown and the story of the Pottawatomie killings.



	John Brown's Final Speech		John Brown's speech http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2943.html A brief introduction and text of John Brown's final speech.


			Alexander Boteler's Account http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/jbrown/boteler.html Recollections of the John Brown Raid by a Virginian who witnessed the fight. Includes many illustrations.


			African American Odyssey - Fugitive Slave Law http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aopart3b.html#03e A brief background and the story of John Brown and the Harper's Ferry Raid. Includes a scanned original of his final address.



	Abraham Lincoln		Lincoln Home NHS Homepage http://www.nps.gov/liho/ A Lincoln Home National historic site, with links to a Lincoln chronology, information about Lincoln and slavery, etc.


			Abraham Lincoln http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html A portrait and biography of Abraham Lincoln.


			Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/1inaug.htm The text of Lincoln's first Inaugural Address.


			Abraham Lincoln http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html A portrait and a biography of Abraham Lincoln.


			Lincoln's Letter to Stephens http://members.aol.com/jfepperson/aleck.html A brief Introduction and the text of Lincoln's letter. Includes a link to Stephens's reply to the letter.

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