Slavery has long existed in human societies, but the transatlantic slave trade is unique in terms of the destructive impact it had on Africa. How did it shape the fortunes of an entire continent?
The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute's “History by Era” is an innovative approach to national history and one of the richest resources for the study and the teaching of American history.
America's journey through slavery 1450-1865. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, commentaries and much more.
The exhibition The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress.
A digital archive in four parts devoted to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in America and the rest of the world from the late 15th through the early 20th century.
There are many personal accounts of slavery held within this collection. The narrative section includes stories from captives, slavers, abolitionists, and those profiting from the slaves.
“a Slave About Two Years in Maryland”
Some Memoirs of the Life of Job, the Son of Solomon, the High Priest of Boonda in Africa . . . Compiled by Thomas Bluett, 1734, EXCERPTS
