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History : African American: Primary Sources: 16th-19th Centuries

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for African American history.

All Centuries

Ancestry This link opens in a new window
Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window

15th - 18th Centuries

Early American Imprints

African American 19th c. Newspapers

History Commons: African American Newspapers of the 19th century This link opens in a new window

19th Century

Biographical Sites

Topic: Slavery & Abolition

Major collections:

Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new window
Primary sources on the transatlantic slave trade, abolitionist movements, institution of slavery in the US and Latin America, and emancipation.

Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
Collection of all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world.
Slave Voyages: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
Data on almost 35,000 slaving voyages supplemented with images, a names database and other material.