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Voices from the Days of Slavery, Audio Interviews Open in a new windowLink Details
- Sound recordings of former slaves describing their lives, from the Library of Congress.
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/

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The USF Africana Heritage Project Open in a new windowLink Details
- Search for records that document the names and lives of slaves, freedpersons and their descendants.
- http://www.africanaheritage.com

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Slavery In the Western Hemisphere Open in a new windowLink Details
- Multimedia textbook by students at Coral Gables High School covering slavery in British America and the United States.
- http://cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/slavery/index.htm

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Slavery in the United States Open in a new windowLink Details
- Jenny B. Wahl of Carleton College describes the spread of slaveholding, its legal, social, and economic underpinnings, with graphs and tables of statistics.
- http://eh.net/encyclopedia/?article=wahl.slavery.us

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Slavery in the North Open in a new windowLink Details
- Douglas Harper describes the growth, end, and consequences of slaveholding in the Northern colonies of what became the United States.
- http://www.slavenorth.com

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Slavery - The Peculiar Institution Open in a new windowLink Details
- Exhibit that explores the methods used by Africans and their American-born descendants to resist enslavement, as well as to demand emancipation and full participation in American society.
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart1.html

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Slave Voices Open in a new windowLink Details
- Links to original source materials, hundreds of organized pictures and graphics which tell the story of American slavery from the slaves' perspective.
- http://www.awesomestories.com/history/slave_voices/slave_voices_ch1.htm

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Slave Badges Open in a new windowLink Details
- Preview of and supplement to the book, Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, 1783-1865.
- http://www.slavebadges.com

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North American Slave Narratives Open in a new windowLink Details
- Collection of all narratives of fugitive and former slaves published in English up to 1920 and many related biographies, from University of North Carolina's Documenting the American South.
- http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/

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Mississippi Slave Narratives Open in a new windowLink Details
- Collection of interviews done in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration with Mississippi residents who were born in slavery.
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~msgenweb/xslaves/xslave-index.htm

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In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience Open in a new windowLink Details
- Resource for scholars and general audiences offering historical narratives, 8,300 illustrations and more than 60 maps, with three detailed sections on U.S. slavery.
- http://www.inmotionaame.org

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How the Cradle of Liberty Became a Slave-Owning Nation Open in a new windowLink Details
- Article by Susan DeFord, Washington Post.
- http://innercity.org/columbiaheights/newspaper/articles_1995_1997/slavery.html

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Fortune's Story Open in a new windowLink Details
- The story of Fortune was an African American man enslaved in a Connecticut farming community, in Waterbury, includes curriculum materials and student activities.
- http://www.fortunestory.org

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Exploring Amistad Open in a new windowLink Details
- Primary documents on the Amistad slave ship rebellion in the U.S., presented with historical essays, teaching suggestions, images, and avenues for further exploration.
- http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/main/welcome.html

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Dred Scott v. Sandford Open in a new windowLink Details
- Contains the text of the Supreme Court case and primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress.
- http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DredScott.html

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The Dred Scott Case Open in a new windowLink Details
- The disposition of the case, and its infamous ruling, contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War.
- http://library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott/

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Death or Liberty: Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown Open in a new windowLink Details
- Exploration of three 19th-century events in Virginia that focused America's attention on slavery: Gabriel's Conspiracy, Nat Turner's Rebellion, and John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry.
- http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/DeathLiberty/

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Classics on American Slavery Open in a new windowLink Details
- Collection of scholarly books and articles on American slavery, published before 1923.
- http://www.dinsdoc.com/slavery-1.htm

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Chronology on the History of Slavery and Racism Open in a new windowLink Details
- Timeline on role of slavery and racism in American History from 17th-20th centuries, with footnotes to primary and secondary sources.
- http://www.innercity.org/holt/slavechron.html

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Captive Passage - The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of Americas Open in a new windowLink Details
- Tells the epic maritime story of how enslaved Africans were transported from the coasts of Africa to American shores.
- http://www.mariner.org/captivepassage/

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Black Seminole Slave Rebellion: Toolkit of facts Open in a new windowLink Details
- Guide to facts, primary and secondary sources on the slave rebellion led by Black Seminoles in Florida from 1835-1838, documenting claim it was the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
- http://www.johnhorse.com/toolkit/index.htm

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Best of History Web Sites: U.S. History: South & Slavery Open in a new windowLink Details
- Annotated guide to historical Web sites and online lesson plans on U.S. slavery aimed at history teachers and students.
- http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_SouthSlavery.shtml

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Antislavery Literature Project Open in a new windowLink Details
- Digitized texts and resources on antislavery literature of all kinds, from the U.S. and other countries, reflecting impact of antislavery writing on development of U.S. society.
- http://antislavery.eserver.org/

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American Slavery - A Composite Autobiography Open in a new windowLink Details
- The authoritative collection of WPA slave narratives.
- http://gem.greenwood.com/products/prod_amslav.asp

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African-American Women Open in a new windowLink Details
- Slave letters offering firsthand glimpses into the lives of female slaves and their relationships with their owners, from Duke University Library’s Special Collections.
- http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html

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African American Voices Open in a new windowLink Details
- Collection of articles with quotations from primary source documents on the history and experience of slavery by Steven Mintz, University of Houston.
- http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/black_voices/black_voices.cfm

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The African American - A Journey from Slavery to Freedom Open in a new windowLink Details
- Collection of articles summarizing American slavery, includes timelines, biographies and links published by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University.
- http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaslavry.htm

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Abolitionist Open in a new windowLink Details
- Documents and articles on the abolition of slavery in the U.S., including text of 19th-century speeches and some contemporary material.
- http://www.afgen.com/slave1.html

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