TITLE | TYPE | DATE CREATED | COLLECTION(S) | DESCRIPTION |
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Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Collection | 1833/2023 | The Dorr Rebellion | This collection provides primary sources and additional materials about Thomas Wilson Dorr, the Gag… |
Southern ideas of liberty. New method of assorting the mail, as practised by southern slave-holders, or attack on the post office, Charleston, S.C. [graphic]. | Image | 1835 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Print portraying the violent suppression of Southern abolitionism. Depicts a riotous mob around a g… |
Abolition Frowned Down | Image | 1839 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A satire on enforcement of the "gag-rule" in the House of Representatives, prohibiting dis… |
Collection Box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society Owned by Garrison family | Image | 1833 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Cardboard coin collection box produced by the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society. The top has a slot… |
The Abolition Garrison in Danger, & the Narrow Escape of the Scotch Ambassador | Image | 1835-10-21 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Anti-abolition print celebrating the 1835 attack on William Lloyd Garrison in Boston by "gent… |
Article from The Liberator July 2, 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-07-02 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | "To the People of Rhode Island." The Liberator, 2 July 1836, p. 2. Published by William Ll… |
A Call to the New England Anti-Slavery Convention of 1836 | Digital Document | 1836-03-19 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Two-page broadsheet entitled "A Call to the New England Anti-Slavery Convention" and a sin… |
To the People of Rhode Island | Image | 1836-06 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Public notice of the memorial and the roll call vote of the Newport Town Meeting on June 22, 1836. R… |
Slave Market of America | Image | 1836 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A broadside condemning the sale and keeping of slaves in the District of Columbia. Published by the… |
The Gag Rule Bibliography | Digital Document | 2023-03 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Bibliography of books and articles on The Gag Rule of 1836. Compiled by Erik J. Chaput and Russell J… |
The Gag Rule and the Politics of Slavery: A Brief Overview for Students and Teachers | Digital Document | 2023-01-29 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | A Note for Students and Teachers: This overview essay should be read before embarking on projects de… |
Dr. James Oakes on the Gag Rule of 1836 | Video | 2023-02-01 | Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Video interview with Dr. James Oakes on the Gag Rule of 1836. This interview was conducted by Dr. Er… |
Anti Annexation Procession | Image | 1844 | The Dorr Rebellion | A cynical look at the opposition to American annexation of Texas during the 1844 campaign. At the he… |