Diana Paton writes: "In her letter, Mary Williamson briefly recounts her life. She explains that after the death of Mr Tumoning, who had bought her and freed her, she moved back to the estate of her former owner so as to be close to her family. In particular, she wanted to be close to her … Continue reading BLOGROLL/SOURCE: Paton Shares Letter from Mary Williamson to Former Owner | History Workshop
resource
SOURCE: David Walker’s Appeal | Africans in America
Excerpts from David Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles: Together With A Preamble To The Coloured Citizens Of The World, But In Particular, And Very Expressly, To Those Of The United States Of America (1829) via Africans in America: "Having travelled over a considerable portion of these United States, and having, in the course of my … Continue reading SOURCE: David Walker’s Appeal | Africans in America
DIGITAL/RESOURCE: Murray County Museum – Vann Slaves Remember
A digital resource from 2003, hosted by the Murray County Museum and compiled by Herman McDaniel, excerpting WPA ex-slave interviews that reference the Vanns, a Cherokee slaveholding family from the 19th century: "The people conducting the interviews from 1936-1938 were instructed to write the material gleaned from the interviews as closely as possible to the … Continue reading DIGITAL/RESOURCE: Murray County Museum – Vann Slaves Remember
DIGITAL/RESOURCE: The Domestic Slave Trade Collection by AAME | Schomburg
Resources on the U.S. Domestic Slave Trade compiled by researchers at the Schomburg via In Motion: The African American Migration Experience. Explore: The Domestic Slave Trade: AAME
BLOGROLL/RESOURCE: Handler and Tuite on Louisiana Native Guards Photo Falsification
Jerome S. Handler and Michael L. Tuite, Jr. describe the fraudulent identification of a Civil War photograph of United States Colored Troops as members of the Confederate army's First Louisiana Native Guard: "The actual 1st Louisiana Native Guards, consisting of Afro-Creoles, was formed of about 1,500 men in April 1861 and was formally accepted as … Continue reading BLOGROLL/RESOURCE: Handler and Tuite on Louisiana Native Guards Photo Falsification
DIGITAL/SOURCE: Katz and Nyong’o Exhibit on Mary Jones and Print Culture | Outhistory
Jonathan Ned Katz and Tavia Nyong'o analyze the print material generated by the case of Mary Jones/Peter Sewally: "Katz and Nyong’o present "Visualizing the Man-Monster," an original on-line exhibit created for the debut of Pop-Up Soho, a production of the Pop-Up Museum of Queer History. "The Man-Monster was also seen on a computer at the … Continue reading DIGITAL/SOURCE: Katz and Nyong’o Exhibit on Mary Jones and Print Culture | Outhistory
#ADPhD 