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| Full text of a book written by Harriet Jacobs under the pseudonym Linda Child, an escaped slave, first published in 1861. | |
| Collection of narratives from interviews with ex slaves collected between 1936 and 1938 by journalists and writers employed by the Federal Writers Project. Also features lesson plans based on the narratives and links to online resources about American slavery. | ||
| Collection of transcripts from 19th century North America. There is an emphasis on speeches and events related to conflict and the reshaping of regional identities. Topics covered include slavery, politics and war. | ||
| Collection of information about the Amistad Revolt of 1839 1842, including an overview of the revolt, a timeline which follows the journey of the ship, teaching materials, historical documents, numerous images and photographs, and an ongoing discussion forum. | ||
| Annotated index providing access to narratives of interviews with former American slaves, given in the 1930s. Photographs are included, and many of the narratives have been taken from journals about slavery. | ||
| Offers original articles and features about the 19th Century, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include emigration, slavery, technology, art, literature, and music. | ||
| Online exhibition tracing the African American experience through nine chronological periods that document the path from slavery to the fight for civil and social equality in the twentieth century. Includes images of a wide range of rare books, manuscripts, government documents, sheet music, and photographs. | ||
| Collection of bank note images depicting scenes of slavery in Civil War America. Material is organised alphabetically by state or according to activities associated with slave labour. Also contains an overview of the Civil War. | ||
| Transcriptions retelling experiences of slavery between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Information is gathered from both slave traders and slaves, and relates to aspects of capture, work, and social conditions, as well as the attitudes of society following the abolition of slavery. | ||
| Resources relating to slavery in the USA featuring an outline of the slave system, accounts of experiences, and key events in the development and abolition of slavery. Also offers biographies of anti slavery campaigners in the USA and Britain. | ||
| Exhibition containing introductory and in depth information about the history and culture of black Americans. It includes sections on colonisation, the abolition of slavery, and migration with images and photographs. | ||
| Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources about slavery. | ||
| Timeline of key events in the history of enslaved Americans of African descent in the years prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, with links to related resources. | ||
| Offers numerous original articles, books, eye witness accounts, and images pertaining to slavery in the US state of South Carolina. Provides the history of slavery from 1525 and traces the origins of African American culture and identity in South Carolina. Also provides detailed analyses of the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan and civil rights movements in the region. | ||
| Biographies and commentaries on American authors and full text American literature. Subjects include Mark Twain, Negro Spirituals, Little Women and Slavery. | ||
| A collection of articles, images and tours providing an insight into the life of Frederick Douglass, an African American visionary who freed himself and numerous others from slavery. | ||
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