Photo Gallery « American Slave History

Photo Gallery

Some photo gallery examples from our DVD collection:

Elijah P. Lovejoy

This scene shows the re-assassination of Elijah P. Lovejoy.

Elijah P. Lovejoy

Chief Justice Taney

This scene shows the summary or conclusion of the Supreme Court ruling on the Dred Scott Decision, March 6, 1857. The interview also shows how racially prejudiced the Chief Justice was.

Chief Justice Taney

Horace Greeley

The Editor of the New York Herald Tribune, March 1857. As newspapers were the most important source of news, at that time, this scene shows the reaction of the media and that of the Northern states in the Dred Scott decision.

Horace Greeley

John Brown

An interview with John Brown on December 10, 1859 in his jail cell after the failed raid on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry Virginia.

John Brown

Harriet Beecher Stowe

An interview with Harriet Beecher Stowe author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Captain William Quantrill

An interview with Captain William Quantrill in April, 1863 shows the futility of “popular sovereignty” or “squatter sovereignty” when the National Government wants to take no part in national policy.

Captain William Quantrill

George Washington

An interview with our first President helps show the lifestyle of a planter/farmer in the 18th Century and how dependent they were on the existence of slavery for their survival.

President George Washington

Varina Davis

The wife of the President of the Confederate States of America discusses the pro-slavery point of view in a logical calm manner to a hostile audience.

Varina Davis

John Rankin

Interview with Underground Railroad Station Master, John Rankin in Ripley, Ohio, 1863.

John Rankin

John P. Parker

An interview with fugitive slave and conductor of the Underground Railroad, John P. Parker, shows the motivation to free those still held in bondage.

John Parker

William Still

President of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society and author of the book “The Underground Railroad” discusses the stories of daring escapes to get to freedom.

William Still

Levi Coffin

An interview at the home of Quaker Abolitionist Levi Coffin with his wife Catharine in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Levi Coffin and his wife Catharine Coffin

Harriet Tubman

March 15, 1857. Harriet Tubman had just received her pension for wartime services, and discusses her biography as a conductor with the underground railroad.

Harriet Tubman

Edward Softwater, Anchorman (Fictional Character)

Anchorman Edward Softwater on location near simulated slave quarters in the South.

E. Softwater (Fictional Character, Anchorman)

Edward Softwater, Anchorman (Fictional Character)

General Charles Pinckney

An interview with General Charles Pinkney who successfully extended the slave trade through 1808

General Pinckney

Mrs. Henry Pinckney

An interview with Mrs. Henry Pinckney whose husband introduced the “Gag” rule in Congress banning discussions on slavery.

Mrs. Henry Pinckney

William Lloyd Garrison

The radical editor of the “Liberator” newspaper discusses the Constitution and compromises.

William Lloyd Garrison

Olaudah Equiano

Interview with the first ex-slave, Olaudah Equiano, who wrote the first narrative on the slave trade and coming to the West Indies from Africa in 1791.