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Brown University Library - Cuban Slavery Documents collection

Providence, Rhode Island.

Curaçao: Vrij van Slavernij / Curacao: Free from Slavery

Index of freed slaves in Curacao from 1832 to 1863.

Early Caribbean Digital Archive - Early Caribbean Slave Narrative

Testimonies and life narratives produced in the Caribbean by and about “dictated and written testimonies of enslaved black human beings.”

Into the triangle trade

A history of human trafficking, pursuit of profit and distressing archival documents from the collections of the Zeeland Archives (Netherlands). It explains the Dutch involvement in the slave trade and the conditions on board such a ship, based on original records.

Legacies of British Slave-ownership

The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership has been established at UCL with the generous support of the Hutchins Center at Harvard. The Centre will build on two earlier projects based at UCL tracing the impact of slave-ownership on the formation of modern Britain: the ESRC-funded Legacies of British Slave-ownership project (2009-2012), and the ESRC and AHRC-funded Structure and significance of British Caribbean slave-ownership 1763-1833 (2013-2015). The site has databases for the estates and maps of slave owners.

Slaveneigenaren in Amsterdam 1863 / Slave owners in Amsterdam 1863

A Google map project that shows the owners of slaves and their residence in The Netherlands, with links to the National Archvies database.

Slavery and Revolution | Jamaica and Slavery in the Age of Revolution

Suriname en Nederlandse Antillen: Vrijverklaarde slaven (Emancipatie 1863)

Index of emancipated slaves in Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles in 1863.

Suriname: Vrijgelaten slaven en hun eigenaren (manumissies)

Index of free slaves and their owners in Suriname in 1863.

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.

University of Chicago Library - Guide to the Slavery and Indentured Servitude Collection 1752-1864