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Abolitionist - Documents and articles on the abolition of slavery in the U.S., including text of 19th-century speeches and some contemporary material.

The African American - A Journey from Slavery to Freedom - Collection of articles summarizing American slavery, includes timelines, biographies and links published by the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University.

African American Voices - Collection of articles with quotations from primary source documents on the history and experience of slavery by Steven Mintz, University of Houston.

African-American Women - Slave letters offering firsthand glimpses into the lives of female slaves and their relationships with their owners, from Duke University Library’s Special Collections.

American Slavery - A Composite Autobiography - The authoritative collection of WPA slave narratives.

Antislavery Literature Project - 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.

Best of History Web Sites: U.S. History: South & Slavery - Annotated guide to historical Web sites and online lesson plans on U.S. slavery aimed at history teachers and students.

Black Seminole Slave Rebellion: Toolkit of facts - 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.

Captive Passage - The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of Americas - Tells the epic maritime story of how enslaved Africans were transported from the coasts of Africa to American shores.

Chronology on the History of Slavery and Racism - Timeline on role of slavery and racism in American History from 17th-20th centuries, with footnotes to primary and secondary sources.

Classics on American Slavery - Collection of scholarly books and articles on American slavery, published before 1923.

Death or Liberty: Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown - 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.

The Dred Scott Case - The disposition of the case, and its infamous ruling, contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War.

Dred Scott v. Sandford - Contains the text of the Supreme Court case and primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress.

Exploring Amistad - Primary documents on the Amistad slave ship rebellion in the U.S., presented with historical essays, teaching suggestions, images, and avenues for further exploration.

Fortune's Story - The story of Fortune was an African American man enslaved in a Connecticut farming community, in Waterbury, includes curriculum materials and student activities.

How the Cradle of Liberty Became a Slave-Owning Nation - Article by Susan DeFord, Washington Post.

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience - 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.

North American Slave Narratives - 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.

Slave Badges - Preview of and supplement to the book, Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, 1783-1865.

Slave Voices - Links to original source materials, hundreds of organized pictures and graphics which tell the story of American slavery from the slaves' perspective.

Slavery - The Peculiar Institution - 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.

Slavery in the North - Douglas Harper describes the growth, end, and consequences of slaveholding in the Northern colonies of what became the United States.

Slavery in the United States - Jenny B. Wahl of Carleton College describes the spread of slaveholding, its legal, social, and economic underpinnings, with graphs and tables of statistics.

Slavery In the Western Hemisphere - Multimedia textbook by students at Coral Gables High School covering slavery in British America and the United States.

The USF Africana Heritage Project - Search for records that document the names and lives of slaves, freedpersons and their descendants.

Voices from the Days of Slavery, Audio Interviews - Sound recordings of former slaves describing their lives, from the Library of Congress.