National Museum of African American History and Culture

Washington, D.C., United States

4,642 artworks

Charleston slave badge from 1854 for Porter No. 973

American William M. Rouse, 1850

Newspaper account of David Hoyt's murder

American David Hoyt, 1850

Newspaper account of David Hoyt's murder

Albert York, 1850

Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina

American William A. Hunton, 1850

Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina

Unknown, 1850

Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina

Unidentified Woman, 1850

Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina

American John Fox, 1850

Letter written by William Lloyd Garrison

American William Lloyd Garrison, 1850

Letter written by William Lloyd Garrison

Thomas Hudson, 1850

Document listing sales of enslaved persons, farm equipment and acreage

Alfred Morrison, 1850

Document listing sales of enslaved persons, farm equipment and acreage

Samuel M. Morrison, American, born 1838, 1850

Trade card for the slave dealers Blount & Dawson in Savannah, Georgia

William C. Dawson, American, born 1827, 1850

Trade card for the slave dealers Blount & Dawson in Savannah, Georgia

American Blount & Dawson, 1850

Trade card for the slave dealers Blount & Dawson in Savannah, Georgia

Edmond M. Blount, American, born 1811, 1850

Charleston slave badge from 1856 for Servant No. 1093

American William Veronee, 1850

Charleston slave badge from ca. 1864 for Fruiterer / Mechanic / Porter No. 24

American William Veronee, 1850

Charleston slave badge from ca. 1864 for Fruiterer / Mechanic / Porter No. 24

American William M. Rouse, 1850

<I>The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians</I>

American Harper & Brothers, 1850

<I>The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians</I>

American T. D. Bonner, 1850

<I>The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians</I>

American Jim Beckwourth, 1850

Deed of sale for an enslaved woman named Cassey

American Fleming C. Cheatham, 1850

Deed of sale for an enslaved woman named Cassey

James W. Draughon, American, born 1831, 1850

Deed of sale for an enslaved woman named Cassey

Mary McCarthey, 1850

Printed floral skirt worn by Lucy Lee Shirley as a child

American Lucy Lee Shirley, 1850