Folders
Folders serve as a curated collection within a collection. This feature allows teachers to create folders focused on specific themes, such as ads that mention the Underground Railroad or the U.S. Colored Troops, to align with identified learning objectives. Researchers can also gather and save relevant ads in one convenient location.
All Folders
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Adame, Alex
This folder contains ads that highlight enslaved individuals or their family with female enslavers, challenging the misconception that white women were passive bystanders in slavery. These ads… -
Dr. Giesberg
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Dr. Giesburg
This folder is designed for ads centered around the resistance and escape of enslaved people. I am specifically focused on the escape of enslaved people through the military. -
Englemam, Avery
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Fourmy, Signe
During the Civil War thousands of formerly enslaved people sought freedom behind U.S. Army lines—some as soldiers and others as refugees. This collection brings together ads documenting the… -
Fourmy, Signe
This folder contains ads documenting enslaved people's escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, military service, or self-emancipation. -
Fourmy, Signe
Michael Garcia Primary Source Analysis #1 -
Fourmy, Signe
Ads for primary source analysis #1 -
Fourmy, Signe
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Fourmy, Signe
A collection of ads relating to the unique experiences of enslaved people looking for lost family members within Indian Territory, previously owned by a member of an Indian Tribe, or separated due to… -
Fourmy, Signe
This folder is a collection of ads I found under the "Native Americans" tag and it contains reports of formely enslaved people living in native territories, native americans being enslavers and some… -
Gavin, Karina
This collection contains evidence of enslaved people’s resistance to being traded as property. I gathered ads that suggested individuals ran away either after being sold or because they were sold,… -
Herpin, Chrystal
This folder is an encapsulation of parents searching for their children with minimal knowledge and information on how and where to locate them. These ads will showcase the separation of families that… -
Husain, Faris
This folder serves as a collection of the responses to the separation of family, specifically spouses who decide to remarry or find and reunite with their former spouses. As one of the main binding… -
Jack, Bryan
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Lasater, Hezekiah
Separation and The Movement of Union Armies During The American Civil War
This folder contains ads placed by individuals whose families were separated during the civil war due to the direct influence of Union Armies. As the Union moved into the South during the civil war,… -
Stanley, Theresa
This folder contains the ads used in the lesson plans presented at the Texas Council for Social Studies Conference 2023. -
Tanner, Harlow
Enoch Arden - Advertisements Showcasing Failed Reunions of Formerly Enslaved Spouses Post-Civil War
This folder contains advertisements which may use the verbiage 'Enoch Arden' indicating the story of a formerly enslaved person looking for their spouse. Originally writtten by Lord Tennyson in 1864,… -
Williams, Chris
This folder is a collection of ads concerning the search for male relatives who enlisted in the United States Army during the Civil War. These ads are here to try and show that enlistment provided a…