African-American » Slavery

The Walk to Canada - Tracing the Underground Railroad

Third Person, First Person: Slave Voices from the Special Collections Library

Broadside Collection, Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Trace Your Slave Ancestors

Tips and resources for researching African-American roots.

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database - Voyages

A database that encompasses British, Dutch, French, Portuguese and Liverpool datasets into one data set. A corroborative effort by several well known universities funded with grants from many well known sources. This project has been ongoing since 1999. Outstanding contributors include Emory University, University of Hull, York University, University Federal Rio de Janerio. Records are collected from the archives of 18th century newspapers as well as collections in Rio de Janerio, Luanda, Bahia, Lisbon, Havana, Madrid, Sevilla, Amsterdam, Middelburg, Copenhagen and London.

Underground Railroad - Taking the Train to Freedom

Underground Railroad Resources

United States History Index - WWW-VL: History: US: Slavery

Virginia Runaways

Runaway slave advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers.

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