African Americans in the 13 Colonies, 17th–18th Centuries
by Michael Siegel and Rutgers Cartography
Explore the change in the African American population over time in the colonial era.
“Overview of the Slave Trade Out of Africa, 1500–1900”
by David Eltis and David Richardson
View the varying points of departure and arrival of enslaved people.
Stowage
by Willie Cole
View this work of art responding to images of slave ships.
“Stowage of the British slave ship ‘Brookes’”
1788
View this diagram, which served as a catalyst for the antislavery movement.
“Our Claims Are on America”
1828
Read this excerpt from an oration by Thomas Jennings on Black identity.
Emigration, Anti-Emigration, and Transatlantic Abolitionism
with Nemata Blyden
Learn more about the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott decision, and the Civil War on emigration.
Preliminary Declaration from the Constitution of Haiti
1805
Read a translation of some of Haiti’s founding principles as an independent nation.
Commonalities and Differences in Maroon Communities
with Ana Lucia Araujo
Understand how maroon communities emerged and sustained themselves across the African diaspora.
The Palmares Quilombo
with Ana Lucia Araujo
Learn more about one of the most significant maroon communities in the Americas.
The Nineteenth-Century Emigrationist and Anti-Emigrationist Movements
with Nemata Blyden
Explore the key figures, sites, and concepts of both the emigrationist and anti-emigrationist movements.
Two Depictions of Capoeira
ca. 1835/2017
View how capoeira has persisted in the culture of Brazil over nearly two hundred years.
Freedom Days in American History
with Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie
Learn more about the long history of celebrating emancipation, from January 1, to August 1, to Juneteenth.
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