Use the Subject Headings on the right to search the catalog for resources on slavery and emancipation. You may also browse this page for a selection of books available in the Maryland Room on the following topics:
Additional resources covering slavery in the state of Maryland can be found in the Slavery in Maryland Resource Guide.
Use these subject terms to search the University of Maryland Library online catalog. Select "Subject beginning with..." on the drop-down menu. Then enter one of the terms below.
African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877
African Americans -- History -- To 1863
Antislavery movements -- United States
Slavery -- United States -- History
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
Below is a selection of resources on slavery and emancipation that are available in the Maryland Room. Additional titles can be searched using the online catalog.
Free at last : a documentary History of Slavery, Freedom, and the Civil War by 
Generations of Captivity: a History of African-American Slaves by 
Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President’s War Powers by 
Schooling Citizens: The Struggle for African American Education in Antebellum America by 
Slaves No More: Three Essays on Emancipation and the Civil War by Below is a selection of resources on slavery in Maryland that are available in the Maryland Room. Additional titles can be searched using the online catalog.
Challenging Slavery in the Chesapeake: Black and White Resistance to Human Bondage, 1775-1865 by 
Freedom’s Port: the African American Community of Baltimore, 1790-1860 by 
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by 
Slavery and Freedom on the Middle Ground: Maryland During the Nineteenth Century by 