Drawn from MHS collections, our primary source sets promote learning in U.S. history and civics and are supported by teaching activities and guiding questions.

primary source sets
 

 

Theme
Painting of violent altercation between red-wearing British soldiers holding rifles and unarmed civilians. A black man is shot in the center.
The Evolving Legacy of Crispus Attucks, 1770-1863
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Colored drawing depicting the King Street massacre; a group of British soldiers wearing red coats (right) face off against an unruly crowd an unruly crowd (left) wearing blue coats
Investigating Multiple Perspectives on the Boston Massacre
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A framed portrait of a young woman with dark hair. She wears a blue dress with lace around the neckline, a pink wrap, a pearl choker necklace, and a pink ribbon in her hair.
Revolutionary Abigail Adams
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a sepia-toned photograph of a tall building and two women standing on the sidewalk outside of it
"A Great Public Nuisance": Boston's segregated schools in the mid-1800s
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A black and white photo of a number of women marching in the street, wearing matching white outfits and dark sashes while crowds look on
Women Debate the Right to Vote
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A broadside printed on aged paper, titled "The Man is NOT BOUGHT!!" and subtitled "He is still in the SLAVE PEN in THE COURT HOUSE!!"
Anthony Burns and the Fugitive Slave Act
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