via the Historic New Orleans Collection: "From the colonial period and into statehood, slavery was a ubiquitous element of everyday life in New Orleans and Louisiana—affecting all parts of the local community, economy, and culture. The official end of the international slave trade, marked by the signing into law of An Act to Prohibit the … Continue reading SOURCE/TEACHING: Purchased Lives Annotated Resource Set | The Historic New Orleans Collection
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SOURCE: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery Free on Project Gutenberg
Available for free. See: Books by United States. Work Projects Administration (sorted by popularity) - Project Gutenberg
Diouf on Nat Turner and More Resources for Research | Lapidus Center
Sylviane Diouf offers resources for learning more about Nat Turner and the Southampton Rebellion: "The leader of the most famous slave uprising in the history of the United States has been the subject of newspapers and scholarly articles, books, plays, a documentary, and a feature film, but his personality and his ultimate intentions are still … Continue reading Diouf on Nat Turner and More Resources for Research | Lapidus Center
RESOURCE: Slave and Free People of Color Baptismal Records in the Archives – Archdiocese of New Orleans
Slave and Free People of Color Baptismal Records in the Archives – Archdiocese of New Orleans Office of the Archives The acts in these registers were recorded in Spanish. The Spanish phonetic spelling of a surname often varied significantly from the French spelling. In addition, first names were Hispanicized: Etienne became Estevan; Jacques became Santiago; … Continue reading RESOURCE: Slave and Free People of Color Baptismal Records in the Archives – Archdiocese of New Orleans
RESOURCE: Freedmen and Southern Society Project: Sample Documents
Freedmen and Southern Society Project: Sample Documents [Reblogged from: Diaspora Hypertext, the Blog]
DIGITAL/RESOURCES: Readex Highlights Five African-American History Collections
via Readex: In 1925 Carter G. Woodson and his Association for the Study of Negro Life and History created Negro History Week. A half century later, during the U.S. bicentennial, this formal period for recognizing African American contributions to our national history was expanded to a month. At that time President Gerald Ford asked Americans to … Continue reading DIGITAL/RESOURCES: Readex Highlights Five African-American History Collections
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
VIDEO: Stuart Hall and C. L. R. James | In Conversation
Stuart Hall and C. L. R. James | In Conversation
WEB/SOURCE: Joan Peters’ Slave and Free Negro Records Digitized
via Prince William County, Virginia Digital Library "The latest addition to our Digital Library is Joan W. Peters’ work, Slave and Free Negro Records from the Prince William County Court Minute and Order Books, 1752-1763, 1766-1769, 1804-1806, 1812-1814, 1833-1865 (Broad Run, Va.: Albemarle Research, 1996). Click on the following link http://eservice.pwcgov.org/library/digitalLibrary/index.htm and find it under … Continue reading WEB/SOURCE: Joan Peters’ Slave and Free Negro Records Digitized
RESOURCE: The New Orleans Slave Sample, 1804-1862 (and Instructional Materials)
Robert W. Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman. New Orleans Slaves Sale Sample, 1804-1862, compiled by Robert W. Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman, University of Rochester, 2008. James W. Oberly, New Orleans Slave Sample, 1804-1862 [Instructional Materials], Ann Arbor, MI, 2002. Summary: "This study includes data on slave sales that occurred on the New Orleans slave … Continue reading RESOURCE: The New Orleans Slave Sample, 1804-1862 (and Instructional Materials)
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