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Voices from the Days of Slavery, Audio Interviews - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/
Sound recordings of former slaves describing their lives, from the Library of Congress. |
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Dred Scott v. Sandford - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DredScott.html
Contains the text of the Supreme Court case and primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress. |
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African-American Women - http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
Slave letters offering firsthand glimpses into the lives of female slaves and their relationships with their owners, from Duke University Library’s Special Collections. |
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North American Slave Narratives - http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/
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. |
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In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience - http://www.inmotionaame.org
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. |
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Exploring Amistad - http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/main/welcome.html
Primary documents on the Amistad slave ship rebellion in the U.S., presented with historical essays, teaching suggestions, images, and avenues for further exploration. |
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Slavery - The Peculiar Institution - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart1.html
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. |
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Best of History Web Sites: U.S. History: South & Slavery - http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_SouthSlavery.shtml
Annotated guide to historical Web sites and online lesson plans on U.S. slavery aimed at history teachers and students. |
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The Dred Scott Case - http://library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott/
The disposition of the case, and its infamous ruling, contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War. |
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Antislavery Literature Project - http://antislavery.eserver.org/
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. |
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Chronology on the History of Slavery and Racism - http://www.innercity.org/holt/slavechron.html
Timeline on role of slavery and racism in American History from 17th-20th centuries, with footnotes to primary and secondary sources. |
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African American Voices - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/black_voices.cfm
Collection of articles with quotations from primary source documents on the history and experience of slavery by Steven Mintz, University of Houston. |
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Death or Liberty: Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown - http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/DeathLiberty/
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. |
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Abolitionist - http://www.afgen.com/slave1.html
Documents and articles on the abolition of slavery in the U.S., including text of 19th-century speeches and some contemporary material. |
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The USF Africana Heritage Project - http://www.africanaheritage.com
Search for records that document the names and lives of slaves, freedpersons and their descendants. |
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Slavery in the United States - http://eh.net/encyclopedia/?article=wahl.slavery.us
Jenny B. Wahl of Carleton College describes the spread of slaveholding, its legal, social, and economic underpinnings, with graphs and tables of statistics. |
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Black Seminole Slave Rebellion: Toolkit of facts - http://www.johnhorse.com/toolkit/index.htm
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. |
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Slavery in the North - http://www.slavenorth.com
Douglas Harper describes the growth, end, and consequences of slaveholding in the Northern colonies of what became the United States. |
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Slavery In the Western Hemisphere - http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/slavery/index.htm
Multimedia textbook by students at Coral Gables High School covering slavery in British America and the United States. |
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Classics on American Slavery - http://www.dinsdoc.com/slavery-1.htm
Collection of scholarly books and articles on American slavery, published before 1923. |
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Slave Voices - http://www.awesomestories.com/history/slave_voices/slave_voices_ch1.htm
Links to original source materials, hundreds of organized pictures and graphics which tell the story of American slavery from the slaves' perspective. |
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Fortune's Story - http://www.fortunestory.org
The story of Fortune was an African American man enslaved in a Connecticut farming community, in Waterbury, includes curriculum materials and student activities. |
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How the Cradle of Liberty Became a Slave-Owning Nation - http://innercity.org/columbiaheights/newspaper/articles_1995_1997/slavery.html
Article by Susan DeFord, Washington Post. |
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American Slavery - A Composite Autobiography - http://gem.greenwood.com/products/prod_amslav.asp
The authoritative collection of WPA slave narratives. |
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Slave Badges - http://www.slavebadges.com
Preview of and supplement to the book, Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, 1783-1865. |