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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: The 13th Amendment
Read the text of the 13th Amendment, adopted in January, 1865, even before the end of the Civil War, which ended slavery in the United States. Click on the image to see a larger picture of the document itself.
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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: A Slave's Life
A brief look at how slavery in America was tied to the crops grown in the South. See how the need for skilled workers was decreased and the use of unskilled slaves increased with the introduction of the cotton gin.
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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: Prominent Abolitionists
Find the impetus behind the anti-slavery movement and the philosophy that united all abolitionists even though they followed different routes. Included are links to individual biographies of prominent abolitionists.
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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: Black Resistance
Free blacks in the North did what they could to support resistance to slavery, but see how the slaves themselves resisted in their own ways.
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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the Civil War. Read about its importance, but also its inability to free a single slave in the South. Find a link to Abraham Lincoln which explains his change of thinking about the only...
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Cornell University: Library: Library Research at Cornell: The Seven Steps
Links to information on each of the seven steps of the research process: Identify and develop your topic, Find the context: background information on your topic, Find books, Find articles in journals etc., Find video and sound...
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Cornell University: Library: Critically Analyzing Information Sources
A quick guide to help you determine the relevance and authority of a resource.
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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: Spreading the Word
See how the use of posters and other sensational graphics spread the anti-slavery message.
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Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard: Uncle Tom's Cabin
A commentary on the popular abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.