Two Plantations: Enslaved Families in Virginia and Jamaica displays research into the lives of 431 enslaved people in seven multi-generational families at Mesopotamia plantation in Jamaica and Mount Airy plantation in Virginia. From the introduction: "These family histories have been gathered from two sets of slaveholders' annual inventories. Since the 1970s, Richard S. Dunn has … Continue reading DIGITAL: Dunn’s Website Compares Two Plantations (Virginia, Jamaica)
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RESOURCE: Timeline of African American History Across North Carolina
Jennifer Larson highlights African American History Across North Carolina in a timeline annotated with material from the digital collection DocSouth: Documenting the American South: North Carolina's African American heritage is rich and diverse. In slavery and in freedom, black residents shaped state politics and institutions, literary traditions, religious practice, and the lives of their fellow … Continue reading RESOURCE: Timeline of African American History Across North Carolina
DIGITAL/EXHIBIT: “I will be heard!” Abolitionism in America (Cornell U)
From the introduction: Inspired by conscience and guided by principle, abolitionists took a moral stand against slavery that produced one of America’s greatest victories for democracy. Through decades of strife, and often at the risk of their lives, anti-slavery activists remained steadfast in the face of powerful opposition. Their efforts would ultimately force the issue … Continue reading DIGITAL/EXHIBIT: “I will be heard!” Abolitionism in America (Cornell U)
VIDEO: Dunbar on African American Women’s History in the Digital Age (Philadelphia)
Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Associate Professor of Black American Studies and History at the University of Delaware) discusses early African American women's history, digitization, and constructing historical narratives of black women in the 21st century. From the announcement: On January 26, 2014, during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Director of the Program … Continue reading VIDEO: Dunbar on African American Women’s History in the Digital Age (Philadelphia)
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