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Rare Martin Delany Signed Document
At the height of the movement to rid the nation of slavery – the abolitionist movement – Martin R. Delany was one of the more charismatic and practical leaders of…
The Fabric of America
Slavery was the root cause of the American Civil War. In fact, the inhumanity of slavery has been the cause of civil strife around the world for millennia. It…
Picturing Protest: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
S. V. Albee and the Great Railroad Strike in Pittsburgh, July 21-22, 1877 Sometime after July 22, 1877, Pittsburgh photographer S. V. Albee captured an extraordinary series of photographs.…
Women’s Right to Vote
These examples of buttons and badges reflect a ground-breaking moment in American political history — women receiving the right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which states, “The…
What a Political Ribbon Shows About the Political Process
Large silk ribbon with the text of Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Hiester’s inaugural address. 2015.22.857 Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia, Heinz History Center. This large silk ribbon displays…
Pennsylvania Political Ephemera Through the Years
See more political ephemera that documents more than 200 years of state and national politics here: Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania & Presidential Political Memorabilia. In national election years, we see…