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  • The Terrible Transformation: Numerous articles tracing the origins of American slavery from the European incursion into Africa to mid 18th century America, maps, timelines, and illustrations.
  • Abolitionist: Documents and articles on the abolition of slavery in the U.S., including text of 19th-century speeches and some contemporary material.
  • African American Voices: Collection of articles with quotations from primary source documents on the history and experience of slavery by Steven Mintz, University of Houston.
  • African-American Women: Slave letters offering firsthand glimpses into the lives of female slaves and their relationships with their owners, from Duke University Library’s Special Collections.
  • Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Contains background texts, references and material on issues such as racism and reparations.
  • American Slavery - A Composite Autobiography: The authoritative collection of WPA slave narratives.
  • Antislavery Literature Project: Digitized texts and resources on antislavery literature of all kinds, from the U.S. and other countries, reflecting impact of antislavery writing on development of U.S. society.
  • Best of History Web Sites: U.S. History: South & Slavery: Annotated guide to historical Web sites and online lesson plans on U.S. slavery aimed at history teachers and students.
  • Black Seminole Slave Rebellion: Toolkit of facts: Guide to facts, primary and secondary sources on the slave rebellion led by Black Seminoles in Florida from 1835-1838, documenting claim it was the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
  • Captive Passage - The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of Americas: Tells the epic maritime story of how enslaved Africans were transported from the coasts of Africa to American shores.
  • Chronology on the History of Slavery and Racism: Timeline on role of slavery and racism in American History from 17th-20th centuries, with footnotes to primary and secondary sources.
  • Classics on American Slavery: Collection of scholarly books and articles on American slavery, published before 1923.
  • Death or Liberty: Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown: Exploration of three 19th-century events in Virginia that focused America's attention on slavery: Gabriel's Conspiracy, Nat Turner's Rebellion, and John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry.
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford: Contains the text of the Supreme Court case and primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress.
  • Exploring Amistad: Primary documents on the Amistad slave ship rebellion in the U.S., presented with historical essays, teaching suggestions, images, and avenues for further exploration.
  • Fortune's Story: The story of Fortune was an African American man enslaved in a Connecticut farming community, in Waterbury, includes curriculum materials and student activities.
  • Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition: Center at Yale University dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of knowledge concerning all aspects of chattel slavery and its destruction.
  • How the Cradle of Liberty Became a Slave-Owning Nation: Article by Susan DeFord, Washington Post.
  • In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience: Resource for scholars and general audiences offering historical narratives, 8,300 illustrations and more than 60 maps, with three detailed sections on U.S. slavery.
  • North American Slave Narratives: Collection of all narratives of fugitive and former slaves published in English up to 1920 and many related biographies, from University of North Carolina's Documenting the American South.
  • Olaudah Equiano: Excerpts from Equiano's slave autobiography, a best-seller of the 18th century that had a major impact on English and American public opinion.
  • Self Determination Committee: Informational on slavery and the slave trade, includes archives, reparations information, and documents.
  • Slave Badges: Preview of and supplement to the book, Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, 1783-1865.
  • Slave Movement during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: This site provides access to raw data and documentation on a variety of slave trade topics from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
  • Slave Voices: Links to original source materials, hundreds of organized pictures and graphics which tell the story of American slavery from the slaves' perspective.
  • Slavery - The Peculiar Institution: Exhibit that explores the methods used by Africans and their American-born descendants to resist enslavement, as well as to demand emancipation and full participation in American society.
  • Slavery and Abolition: A Journal of Slave and Post-Slave Studies: Journal covering demographic, social, economic, historical and psychological aspects of slavery and its eradication from the ancient period to the present.
  • Slavery in the North: Douglas Harper describes the growth, end, and consequences of slaveholding in the Northern colonies of what became the United States.
  • Slavery in the Roman Empire: Numbers and Origins: Scholarly article by John Madden analyzing the sources of slaves in Ancient Rome.
  • Slavery in the United States: Jenny B. Wahl of Carleton College describes the spread of slaveholding, its legal, social, and economic underpinnings, with graphs and tables of statistics.
  • Slavery In the Western Hemisphere: Multimedia textbook by students at Coral Gables High School covering slavery in British America and the United States.
  • Slavery, Abolition, and Emancipation: Resources including slave narratives, biographies of abolitionists, images, poetry, links, and further readings.
  • The African American - A Journey from Slavery to Freedom: Collection of articles summarizing American slavery, includes timelines, biographies and links published by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University.
  • The Dred Scott Case: The disposition of the case, and its infamous ruling, contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War.
  • The Roots of American Slavery: Bibliographical essay by Philip J. Schwarz, Virginia Commonwealth University.
  • The USF Africana Heritage Project: Search for records that document the names and lives of slaves, freedpersons and their descendants.
  • Voices from the Days of Slavery, Audio Interviews: Sound recordings of former slaves describing their lives, from the Library of Congress.


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