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A Formerly Enslaved Man Describes the Environmental Difficulties of Escape (1857)
William J. Anderson was enslaved for 24 years. In 1836, he escaped enslavement and fled from a plantation near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Anderson eventually settled in Indiana. As a free man, Anderson became a successful farm and business owner and [...]
Item Type: Biography/Autobiography
Historical Eras: Antebellum America (1816-1860), Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Demands for Legislation Against Industrial Pollution of Rivers (1875)
In this newspaper article, the Richmond Dispatch advocates for legal protections against the dumping of industrial waste in Virginia's waterways. Throughout North America, manufacturers located on river banks used fast moving water as a source of [...]
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)