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Stained-glass windows of Stonewall Jackson, until 2017 in the Washington National Cathedral. At left top, Jackson reading the Bible in Confederate camp; left bottom, teaching (using a w:compass (drawing tool)) in w:Virginia Military Institute; bottom…

Interior of the Washington National Cathedral taken in 2010

Exterior shot of the John W Jones house taken in 2008

Exterior shot of the back of the John W Jones house taken in 2008

John W. Jones was born into slavery in Virginia, and escaped to live in Elmira, New York, where he was active in the Underground Railroad.

Monument to the Confederate dead from the Elmira Prison Camp at Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, NY. As church sexton, John W Jones kept meticulous records of the 2,963 prisoners he buried. His records allowed the federal government to make it a…

See hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/18364 Courtesy of the Wisconsin Electronic Reader Image Galleries, University of Wisconsin These materials may be copied freely by individuals or libraries for personal use, research, teaching…

This bronze bust depicts Joshua Glover in Joshua Glover Park in the Etobicoke neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. In 1852, Glover escaped from where he was enslaved in St Louis, Missouri, eventually making his way to Canada through the Underground…

Perched atop a granite pedestal and archway, the Ulysses S. Grant Monument in Chicago honors the service of famed Civil War general and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. The monument was commissioned shortly after Grant's death, fundraised by…