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HIST 3401 | American Pluralism to 1877: a Resource Guide: The Peculiar Institution

This Guide offers copyright-free and open-access resources in American history, including maps, digitized primary resources, art and photography, and online textbooks.

The Peculiar Institution

Grimké, Angelina Emily. From Antislavery to Women’s Rights, 1837. From Digital History. Last modified 2014.
Kinna. Kinna to John Quincy Adams, January 4, 1841. Letter. From Digital History. Last modified 2014.
Turner, Nat. The Confessions of Nat Turner, 1831. From Digital History. Last modified 2014.
Santa Anna, Mexico’s Leaders Condemn Slavery in Texas, 1836. Letter. From Digital History. Last modified 2014.
Three Grand Mistakes. Pamphlet. From From Slavery to Freedom, the African-American Pamphlet Collection 1822 – 1909. The Library of Congress.
Warner, Samuel. Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831. From Digital History. Last modified 2014.
Winant, Gabriel. “Slave Capitalism.” N+1 Magazine 17 (Fall 2013).

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