Learn more about slavery after the Civil War by scrolling through the timeline and map. Points on the map include photos and more information about key dates in United States history from 1860-1950.

This map, made by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1861 using census data from 1860, shows the relative prevalence of slavery in Southern counties that year. (Click on the image or on this link to arrive ...

Using an interactive online map, the project shows how Black American abolitionists were at the heart of the campaign to end slavery, including by travelling abroad to raise awareness of the issue ...