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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Collections and Exhibits (25 items) |
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- African-American Women-Online Archival Exhibits
- This site includes the letters written or transcribed for women who were slaves as well as a memoir of an African American woman born of slave parents. (Source: Special Collections Library, Duke University)
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- Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada
- Created in 2001 through a joint effort by the J'Nikira Dinqinesh Education Centre, the National Archives of Canada, and the National Library of Canada, this site commemorates the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada. The site features digitized primary documents, including maps and photographs, and a list of related web resources. (Source: Library and Archives Canada)
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- Avalon Project at Yale Law School, The
- The web site of the Avalon Project, a database of U.S. statutes related to slavery, contains documents ranging from pre-18th century through to the 21st century. The site is searchable, and is also arranged chronologically. (Source: Yale University Law School)
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- Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery
- The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery aims “to help scholars from different disciplines use archaeological evidence to advance our historical understanding of the slave-based society that evolved in the Atlantic World during the colonial and ante-bellum periods.” The site features a searchable database, divided by both subject and site, detailed information about each included site, and a list of bibliographic references. (Source: Thomas Jefferson Foundation)
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- Face of Slavery & Other Early Images of African Americans, The
- The Face of Slavery & Other Early Images of African Americans is an online exhibit from the American Museum of Photography. The site includes numerous historical images of slaves and other African Americans from the nineteenth century United States. (Source: American Museum of Photography)
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- Francophone Slavery
- Francophone Slavery provides an extensive online archive of primary and secondary source material “related to slavery in the Francophone world, with a focus on the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.” Included are extensive historical full-text sources and histories, a large section on Haitian history and writers, visual images, and links to further online related resources. (Source: University of Georgia)
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- From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909
- Part of the Library of Congress' American Memory Collection, this is a searchable database of pamphlets about slavery, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and African colonization. The database may also be browsed by title, author, or subject. (Source: Library of Congress)
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- Geography of Slavery in Virginia
- Sponsored by the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia, this site contains primary documents of advertisements for runaway slaves. The site also features explanatory essays, personal profiles of slave owners and slaves, and a list of related resources. (Source: Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia)
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- Harriet Jacobs: Selected Writings and Correspondence
- This site collects information on Harriet Jacobs, the former slave, abolitionist, and author. Included on the site are a collection of primary documents and correspondence relating to Jacobs as well as a resource guide to books and websites with further information on Jacobs. (Source: The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition)
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- I Will be Heard! Abolitionism in America
- This site allows visitors to view archival materials and collections related to the history of slavery and abolitionism in the U.S. There also are narrative entries that guide researchers through the major historical occurrences that led to the termination of slavery. (Source: Cornell University)
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- Lost, Tossed and Found: Clues to African American Life at the Manassas National Battlefield Park (Museum Resource Center-National Park Service)
- This site contains digital images of archaeological remains of African-Americans who lived in the Manassas National Battlefield Park area during the 19th century. (Source: Museum Resource Center of the National Park Service)
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- MA--African Americans and the End of Slavery in Massachusetts
- The Massachusetts Historical Society presents this online exhibit on the African American struggle for freedom in Massachusetts. The site provides digitized manuscripts and rare published works included pamphlets, legal papers, and other documents. (Source: Massachusetts Historical Society)
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- MA--Images of the Antislavery Movement in Massachusetts
- This site illustrates the role of Massachusetts in the antislavery debate. It includes photographs, paintings, sculptures, engravings, artifacts, banners, and broadsides, browseable by format. A bibliography and reading list is also included.
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- Race and Slavery Petitions Project
- The Race and Slavery Petitions Project was created to locate, collect, and organize all legislative petitions involving slavery in the South. Full information on each petition is available through a searchable database on the website. Photocopies of all the original documents are housed at the Race and Slavery Petitions Project Archive at UNC-G. (Source: University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
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- Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
- The Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection is an extensive collection of “slavery and abolitionist materials” first begun in 1870 by Samuel Joseph May. The web site includes a keyword searchable database and digital images of all anti-slavery pamphlets in the collection. (Source: Cornell University Library)
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- Slavery and the Making of the University
- This site features information and historical documents that “recognize and document the contributions of slaves, college servants ,and free persons of color” during the antebellum period at the University of North Carolina. Included are historical background information as well as transcripts and images of relevant historical documents from the Manuscripts Department at UNC. (Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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- Slavery in New York
- This site accompanies the New York Historical Society’s multimedia exhibit illuminating the contributions of the enslaved and exploring the role slavery played in the making of New York and the United States. The site allows viewers to tour the exhibit galleries and also contains background historical information, bibliographies, teacher guides, and lesson plans. (Source: New York Historical Society)
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- Slaves and the Courts
- This site contains documents drawn from the Law Library and Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress concerning the experience of slaves in the American colonies and the United States. Included are various court documents, pamphlets, books, and journals in full text form with images. Items can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject, title, or author indexes. (Source: Library of Congress)
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- Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
- Part of the Library of Congress’ American Memory Collection, this site contains information about hundreds of pamphlets and books concerning the struggle of slaves in the United States. The site features a searchable index, a list of related sources, and a guide to viewing the images found there. (Source: Library of Congress)
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- Third Person, First Person Slave Voices From The Special Collections Library
- This website highlights materials from the Duke University Special Collections Library relating to slavery. The history of slavery in the south is presented through descriptions of items in the collection and digital scans of selected materials. (Source: Duke University)
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- Uncomfortable Truths – The Shadow of Slave Trading on Art & Design
- The Victoria & Albert Museum in London created the exhibit, "Uncomfortable Truth – The Shadow of Slave Trading on Art & Design." The site notes, "2007 marks the bi-centenary of the parliamentary abolition of the slave trade. It is a landmark year, not just in British history but in human history, signalling the end of 400 years of slavery." The link "Contemporary Works" contains information about the exhibit and artists. It also links to maps of the museum and additional resources on slavery. Photographs of works in the collection, poetry, and a discussion board are also found on this site. (Source: Victoria and Albert Museum)
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- UNESCO – Slave Trade Archives
- Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), an International Scientific Committee was established to research the slave trade, slavery, and the causes and results of both. Historical documents from across the globe have been preserved and archived. Reports on the efforts of the organization and its findings are also available. (Source: UNESCO)
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- VA--United States National Slavery Museum
- This site contains information about the forthcoming National Slavery Museum, to be located in Fredericksburg, Va. The site features a variety of information about the museum, including its location, planned exhibits and holdings, and events. Additionally, the site includes an interactive educational tool and digitized historical documents for viewing. (Source: United States National Slavery Museum)
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- Virginia Runaways
- This website provides an online collection of runaway slave advertisements from 18th century Virginia newspapers. The site includes digital scans and transcripts of each advertisement, as well as a full searchable database of names and dates. (Source: University of Virginia Library)
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- Virtual Visit to Goree Island: The House of Slaves
- This site showcases Goree Island and the slave house that was built there during the eighteenth-century Dutch slave trade. A virtual tour of the house and the island is included in video and photographic formats. (Source: UNESCO)
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