From the first upheavals of the American Revolution to the beginning of the nineteenth century, African Americans helped shaped the course of American history. During America’s War for Independence, African Americans, both enslaved and free, fought...
The story of African Americans in the Early Atlantic World is multi-layered and complex. While several research collections have explored enslavement and human trafficking, none have documented the broader participation of Africans in early American...
As the United States expanded westward, the U.S. Army clashed with Native Americans while carrying out a federal policy of Indian removal. American Indian Wars, 1830-1898 offers scrupulous records of brief skirmishes, all-out battles, and efforts to...
The subject of immigration has never been more visible in the news media than it is today. As defined in this collection, an immigrant is a person who voluntarily left his or her country-of-origin seeking refuge, freedom, or simply the hope of a...
The story of America’s Indigenous peoples is rich and varied — a complex tapestry of achievements, dislocations, occupations, resistance, forced migrations, upheavals, and triumphs that have shaped American society and the American identity...


