SJSU Research Guides: AFAM 2A Course Guide: Civil War

Databases (Open Access)

Avalon Project- The Emancipation Proclamation The Avalon project has the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation available for public viewing.
Black Protesters Have Been Rallying Against Confederate Statues for Generations Confederates statues have been a controversial subject in America. The Smithsonian Magazine goes into the history of Confederate statues and the resolve to remove them as they are symbol of glorification of the Slaveholding South.
Library of Congress The Library of Congress has a collection of archival materials in photos and documents the lives of Union Black Soldiers during the Civil War.
Yale University Avalon Project- South Carolina's Declaration of Secession from the Union Yale University's Avalon Project collects historical document text including the Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union.
Black Protesters Have Been Rallying Against Confederate Statues for Generations Confederates statues have been a controversial subject in America. The Smithsonian Magazine goes into the history of Confederate statues and the resolve to remove them as they are symbol of glorification of the Slaveholding South.
The New York Times The New York Times identifies United States Military Installations named after confederate generals. The same Confederate Generals who fought against the Union in the interest of slavery. Yet the United States continues to glorify Confederates in its military installation.

Podcast

Virtual Museum Exhibits

Contested Franchise: The 15th Amendment and the Right To Vote in America

An exploration of the 15th Amendment, and how it changed everything (and nothing).

The Trans-Mississippi Theater Virtual Museum

The Civil War was America’s bloodiest conflict and remains central to understanding our nation’s cultural identity. Participants in the Civil War divided the conflict into three geographic regions or theaters of war.

Virtual Tour - National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Follow in the footsteps of soldiers and surgeons to discover the harsh conditions, personal sacrifices, and brilliant innovations of Civil War medicine, innovations that continue to save lives today.

Civil War - Smithsonian Virtual Exhibit

This collection is produced by the National Portrait Gallery and is dedicated to examining the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institution's extensive and manifold collections.

Laura Plantation - Creoles and Slavery

For more than 20 years, Laura Plantation has been at the forefront of presenting the stories of enslaved people in Creole Louisiana. In February 2017, a museum exhibit entitled, "From the Big House to the Quarters: Slavery on Laura Plantation" was opened in a restored overseer's cottage. Daily research into this most important aspect of the plantation's history is ongoing.