The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Slavery and Abolition" using the following search strategies:
- Suggested search terms:
slavery,
abolition,
Garrison,
antislavery,
revolt,
insurrection,
petition,
fugitive,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Kansas,
Sumner,
Lincoln,
secession.
- Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Dred Scott,
Harper's Ferry,
Civil War,
Emancipation Proclamation,
Thirteenth Amendment.
- It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event, in order to narrow your results.
The timeline can help with this (for example, 1852 for Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1856 for Sumner, 1859 for Harper's Ferry, etc.).