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Slavery in Arkansas

Features Arkansas Slave Names, a downloadable spreadsheet listing enslaved people sortable by name, county, and slaveholder. The data is extracted from original records including deed books, newspaper ads, probate records, and Civil War-related documents.

Slavery in Colonial Georgia | New Georgia Encyclopedia

Slavery in the North

History of African-American slavery in the northern colonies & states.

Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP)

A lineage society that is a non-profit, charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the memory, education, and historic preservation of the artifacts and landmarks of slavery in the United States and its economic, psychological, and cultural impact on today's society.

South Carolina: Barnwell County Enslaved and Free Persons and Slaveholders

The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisal books of Barnwell County, SC. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders.

South Carolina: Charleston Enslaved and Free Persons and Slaveholders

The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Charleston, South Carolina Inventories, Appraisals and Sales Books. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders.

South Carolina: Greenville County Enslaved and Free Persons, and Slaveholders

The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisal books of Greenville, SC. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders.

South Carolina: Laurens County Enslaved and Free Persons, and Slaveholders

The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisals books of Laurens County, SC. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders

South Carolina's Slave Heritage Uncovered in Nova Scotia

From the Augusta Chronicle.

St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project

Suing For Freedom In Kentucky

Website for two books about lawsuits for freedom filed by Kentucky slaves, with full name indices allowing family searches.

Take Them In Families…

This is the history of Casa Bianca Plantation in Monticello, FL. It includes a searchable database of 61 surnames and 394 individuals of those enslaved including MCGUIRE, NELSON, OWENS, PLEASANT, SANDERS, STRAWS, HUGGINS, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, BELLAMY . Stories of some of these families have been collected and are presented here. Also included is the history of the plantation which involved presidents, congressmen, a supreme court justice and other well-known names in American history.

Testimony of the Canadian Fugitives

Benjamin Drew, a Boston abolitionist acting in cooperation with officers of the Canadian Anti-Slavery Society, visited various towns of Upper Canada around the middle 1850's, interviewing scores of refugees from the slave states and copying their words soon after they were spoken.

Texas Slavery Project

Database of slave and slaveholder populations in Texas during the Republic era (1837-45).

The Beyond Kin Project

Donna Cox Baker and Frazine K. Taylor conceived the Beyond Kin Project in 2016 as a way to encourage and facilitate the documentation of enslaved populations, particularly by recruiting the resources and efforts of the descendants of slaveholders.

The Beyond Kin Project - Descendants of slaveowners, do we still hold a key?

Genealogists who descend from slaveholders (SHs) are uniquely positioned to revolutionize genealogy for their African American colleagues.

The Geography of Slavery in Virginia

Digital collection of advertisements for runaway slaves, captured slaves & servants in 18th- & 19th-century Virginia newspapers. Over 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and indentured servants from newspapers in Virginia & Maryland from 1736-1803. Keyword searchable database.

The History Guy: Slave Rebellions and Uprisings in the U.S.

The Revised Dred Scott Case Collection

From the Washington University Libraries and the Missouri State Archives.

The Sixteen Largest American Slaveholders From 1860 Slave Census Schedules

The sixteen largest county slaveholders in the 1860 US Census, holding at least 500 slaves in any one county.