The History of Slavery
AMERICAN SLAVERY
Equal Justice Initiative: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
UNESCO: Routes of Enslaved People
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Slavery and Remembrance
SLAVERY IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
Equal Justice Initiative: Slavery Persisted in New England
Harvard University: Slavery in New England and at Harvard
National Geographic: New England Colonies’ Use of Slavery
Smithsonian: Maps of Expansion of Slavery in U.S.
Researching Black Ancestry
Reparations4Slavery: Reparative Genealogy
“Reparative Genealogy is the act of researching our heritage, acknowledging our connection to slavery, and daylighting the history of those our ancestors enslaved.”
American Ancestors: 10 Million Names
“10 Million Names is a collaborative project dedicated to recovering the names of the estimated 10 million men, women, and children of African descent who were enslaved in pre- and post-colonial America (specifically, the territory that would become the United States) between the 1500s and 1865.”
Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade
“Explore or reconstruct the lives of individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in the historical trade.”
NESRI: Northeast Slavery Record Index
“…an online searchable compilation of records that identify individual enslaved persons and enslavers in the states of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.”
The Atlantic Black Box Project: Online Resources
“Researching & reckoning with New England’s role in the global economy of enslavement”
Raising Consciousness
Join together with scholars, lecturers, and everyday people for community discussions and educational events designed to inspire and engage, and to deepen your healing.
“Working together to create a just and truthful society that acknowledges and seeks to heal from the racial wounds of the past, from slavery and the many forms of racism it spawned.”
“Raise awareness and organize resources to preserve, interpret, maintain and sustain extant slave dwellings and other structures significant to the stories of the enslaved Ancestors.”
“Through research, education, and civic engagement, the WITNESS STONES PROJECT, Inc., seeks to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities.”
Titus Lombardy 