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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.

The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts for Freedom

A book by William Still.

The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation

The Wessyngton Plantation was established in 1796 by Joseph Washington 1770-1848, a cousin of President Washington. By 1860 Wessyngton encompassed more than 15,000 acres and held 274 slaves there. Names associated with the plantation include: WASHINGTON, CHEATHAM, BLOW, GREEN, WHITE, WILLIAMS, TERRY, LEWIS, SCOTT, and GARDNER. I have traced all the families from this plantation (descendants of the plantation owners and the enslaved population). A detailed history of the plantation can also be found in my book The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom.

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

Broadside Collection, Special Collections Library, Duke University.

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.