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Slavery & Forced Labor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "I Will Be Heard!": Abolitionism in America 
 A well-organized, content-rich site with a wide range of authoritative information. Includes profiles of prominent abolitionists, slave narratives, background on the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment, critical resources on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and much more. From Cornell University, Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Feb 27, 2005 African American Archaeology, History and Cultures
"This web site is designed to provide convenient access to online presentations and resources concerning the subjects of African American archaeology, history and cultures, and broader subjects of African diaspora archaeology." Includes links to bibliographies, research institutes, and heritage sites. From the African Diaspora Archeology Network (ADAN), a collaboration of scholars. http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/bookmark3.html Topics: Archaeology, Black Resources, Labor Last updated Jul 29, 2009 African American Women's History
A directory of sites about "the history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance and civil rights." It includes biographies of notable and little-known African American women, organization and club memberships, participation in events and movements, educational and political activities, and more. Includes a list of "white women who worked for racial justice and the rights of African Americans." An About.com site. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/African_American_Womens_History.htm Topics: Black Resources, History, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Jul 10, 2008 African-American Women: On-line Archival Collections
"Archival collections featuring scanned pages and texts of the writings of African-American women ... includes the memoirs of Elizabeth Johnson Harris (1867-1942), an 1857 letter from Vilet Lester, a slave on a North Carolina plantation, and several letters from Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, slaves on the estate of David Campbell, a governor of Virginia." From The Digital Scriptorium, Special Collections Library, Duke University. http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/collections/digitized/african-american-women/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, United States History Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Africans in America
A searchable history of slavery in the United States, featuring images, historical documents, biographies, and contemporary and modern commentaries. Includes a teacher's guide and a youth activity guide. From the PBS series of the same name. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History Last updated Aug 19, 2005 An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
A collection of over 7,000 advertisements, catalogs, newspaper clippings, leaflets, menus, pamphlets, proclamations, programs, timetables, and other ephemera. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by author, title, genre, and originating location. Items "capture the experience of the American Revolution, slavery, the western land rush, the American Civil War, woman suffrage, and the Industrial Revolution from the viewpoint of those who lived through those events." From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Technology Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Anti-Slavery: Today's Fight For Tomorrow's Freedom
Compelling portraits and narratives further this organization's mission "to eliminate the system of slavery around the world." Sections of the site cover forms of modern slavery (such as child labor and bonded labor), campaigns, publications, and educational materials. Browsable and searchable. From a British human rights organization that works through advocacy, lobbying, research, collaboration, and education. http://www.antislavery.org Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor Last updated Dec 16, 2004 The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record
"The hundreds of images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery." Illustrated are the "experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World." Searchable by keyword (be sure to use the search button), browsable by categories. From the University of Virginia Library. http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor Last updated Aug 15, 2004 Black History Hotlist
Links for exploring African American history and issues. Topics include Black History Month (February), slavery, abolition, the Underground Railroad, Buffalo soldiers, civil rights movement, Million Man March, poetry, news, people, and much more. From AT&T's Knowledge Network Explorer education program. http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Poetry Last updated Sep 4, 2007 Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
"More than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves" collected as part of the Federal Writers' Project during the Depression. It was originally published as the seventeen-volume "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves" (1941). Search by keyword or browse the narratives and photographs. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Dec 18, 2008 Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas
"The transatlantic slave trade was the second leg of a triangular economic route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas." This online exhibit examines this slave trade and "seeks to increase understanding of this maritime epic and its legacies in the modern world." Topics addressed include departure, middle passage, arrival, abolition, and legacy (such as food, education, religion, and music). Also includes images, a quiz, and a bibliography. From The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. http://ww2.mariner.org/captivepassage/index.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Museums, Musical Genres, Transportation Last updated Oct 26, 2009 The Charters of Freedom
This site contains facsimiles, transcripts, and background information on "the founding documents of the United States": the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Includes questions and answers about the Constitution and its amendments, "brief biographies of each of the Founding Fathers who were delegates to the Constitutional Convention," and more. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Civil War@Smithsonian: Collecting, Preserving, Remembering the National Experience
This site, produced by the National Portrait Gallery, provides information and pictures from the Smithsonian Institution's extensive collections on the United States Civil War. The collections represented include slavery and abolition, Abraham Lincoln, weapons, leaders, cavalries, navies, the surrender at Appomattox, and the life and culture of the time. A bibliography of resources and timeline of events relating to the war are also available. http://civilwar.si.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is "the restored 18th-century capital city of Britain’s largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." The site provides information on notable people, places, buildings, trades, Christmas in Williamsburg, clothing, slavery, and other topics. Contains documents (including the first draft of the Declaration of Independence "before Congress began amending and editing"), glossaries, and a chronology (1750 to 1783). Searchable. http://www.history.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Christmas, History, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 12, 2004 The Crisis of the Union: An Electronic Archive of Documents about the Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of the US Civil War
A collection of "pamphlets, books, broadsides, cartoons, clippings, paintings, maps, and other print memorabilia about America from circa 1830 to 1880. Items are drawn primarily from the collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia." Browsable (by author, title, subject, date) and searchable (by keyword, date, subject, graphic elements). Archived by the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI), University of Pennsylvania Library. http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/civilwar/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Death or Liberty - Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown
This online exhibit features transcripts and digital images of over sixty documents that relate to resistance to slavery in Virginia between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Each section includes a summary and the site provides primary documents for each subject. The subjects include Gabriel's Conspiracy in 1800, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, and John Brown's Raid in 1859. From the Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/deathliberty/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Diary of a Sex Slave
Special report from October 2006 that focuses on a young woman who was lured to California from South Korea "by international sex traffickers." Includes photos, audio clips, and articles about how "San Francisco is a major center for international crime networks that smuggle and enslave," and about a plan to curb sex trafficking in San Francisco. From the website for the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/sextrafficking/ Topics: Crime, Labor, Women Last updated Nov 1, 2007 The Dred Scott Case
"The records displayed in this exhibit document their [Dred Scott and his wife] early struggle to gain their freedom through litigation and are the only extant records of this significant case as it was heard in the St. Louis Circuit Court." The decision contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War. The site has digital images and transcriptions of original documents as well as a chronology. From the library at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. http://library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History Last updated Jan 16, 2006 The European Voyages of Exploration: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
This multimedia tutorial focuses on Spain and Portugal's explorations and conquests in Asia, Africa, the Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Americas. The economic, political, and cultural circumstances that contributed to exploration, short histories of the two countries, maps, discussions of collateral issues (e.g., slavery, navigation, religion), and an article about Columbus are included. Produced by The Applied History Research Group at the University of Calgary. http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/ Topics: Black Resources, History, History By Place, Labor Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Free the Slaves
Website for this organization whose mission is to "end slavery worldwide." Provides background about modern slavery and specific situations and types of slavery, such as contract slavery ("where a worker is deceived into slavery through the use of a false employment contract"), debt bondage or bonded labor slavery, and chattel slavery ("One person assumes complete legal ownership over another"). Provides a glossary, FAQ, news, videos, success stories, study guides, and related material. http://www.freetheslaves.net/ Topics: Labor Last updated Dec 22, 2008 From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909
A collection of about four hundred pamphlets "by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics. The materials range from personal accounts and public orations to organizational reports and legislative speeches. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Kelly Miller, Charles Sumner, Mary Church Terrell, and Booker T. Washington." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
A searchable site "dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of information concerning all aspects of the Atlantic slave system and its destruction." "Source Documents" contains speeches, letters, cartoons and graphics, interviews, and articles. The site also provides bibliographies, related sites, and information about the Amistad case. http://www.yale.edu/glc/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, United States History Last updated Jan 17, 2005 Gulag: Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom
Companion to a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Gulag Museum of Perm, Russia, and the National Park Service (NPS) that "traces the history of the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system and its impact on Russia and the world today." An online exhibit features illustrated essays on living in a camp, dissidents, political prisoners, the Gulag Museum, and more. From the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. http://gulaghistory.org/nps/ Topics: History By Place, Labor Last updated Aug 13, 2008 Hartford Black History Project: A Struggle From the Start
This in-depth look at African Americans in Hartford, Conn., from 1638 through the 20th century offers a view of slavery, emancipation, and the formation of a black community in New England. Among the topics covered are immigration, legal matters, abolitionist efforts, the so-called black governors (black individuals "co-opted" to help whites maintain control over the Black communities), and black military and political participation. From Hartford Web Publishing. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/HBHP/exhibit/index.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Labor, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 1, 2006 The Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps
This report relies on expert analysis, satellite photographs, and stories provided by former prisoners to document the repression of North Korea's "forced-labor colonies, camps, and prisons where scores of thousands of prisoners -- some political, some convicted felons -- are worked, many to their deaths, in mining, logging, farming, and industrial enterprises." From the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, a "bi-partisan, not-for-profit human rights organization." http://www.hrnk.org/hiddengulag/toc.html Topics: Agriculture, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Geology, International Governments, Labor, Photograph Collections, Technology Last updated Feb 24, 2005 Highlighting Human Rights in Ontario
Historical documents and photographs exploring the "recognition of human rights throughout the history of [Ontario] prior to the establishment of the Ontario Human Rights Commission in 1961." Explores topics of Ontario as a haven from persecution, the right to a fair trial, freedom from slavery, freedom of religion, women's rights, the right to education, freedom of peaceful assembly, and the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Available in English and French. From the Archives of Ontario, Canada. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/humnrits/index.html Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 16, 2006 History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
The full text of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by historian James Ford Rhodes. This "chronicle of the War Between the States both provides the general reader with a clearly written description of the events of four bloody years as well as reveals the self-educated author's belief in the war's cause as the evil of slavery." http://www.bartleby.com/252/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literature & Books, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 16, 2006 Human Rights: Trafficking Around the World
Highlights information contained in the 2008 "Trafficking in Persons Report," in which "countries are assessed by the standards outlined in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the U.S. law that guides efforts to fight human trafficking." Provides a link to the entire report. The site features related articles on other victims of human rights abuses, including torture victims, child soldiers, child prostitutes, and refugees. From the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP). http://democracy.america.gov/democracy/rights/ Topics: Crime, Labor Last updated Jul 3, 2008 HumanTrafficking.org
"The purpose of this Web site is to bring Government and NGOs in the East Asia and Pacific together to cooperate and learn from each other's experiences in their efforts to combat human trafficking." Includes news, background about preventing and prosecuting human trafficking and related topics (such as prostitution and organ trafficking), and country-specific information. The project is implemented by the Academy for Educational Development with funding provided by the U.S. State Department. http://www.humantrafficking.org/ Topics: Crime, Labor Last updated Mar 27, 2008 iAbolish: American Anti-Slavery Group
"Slavery in the 21st century takes many forms, the most common being debt bondage, sexual servitude, chattel slavery, and the severest forms of forced labor." "Slavery Today" contains individual stories and descriptions of slavery mechanisms around the world (prostitution, child labor, debt bondage, servile marriage), and identifies products of slave labor using an interactive map. Also links to current news stories. Searchable. http://www.iabolish.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor Last updated Jul 28, 2007 Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
This "multi-issue progressive think tank" has "worked with social movements to forge viable and sustainable policies to promote democracy, justice, human rights, and diversity" throughout the world. The site provides reports, audio, and project updates in areas of democracy and fairness (including U.S. presidential election issues), global justice, and peace and security. Projects include bringing Augusto Pinochet to justice and minimizing "the effects of human trafficking, modern-day slavery, and worker exploitation." http://www.ips-dc.org Topics: Activism, Education, Labor, The United States Presidency Last updated Aug 26, 2006 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
"The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, recalls the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others ... [in] 1949." This site provides links to resources on topics such as forms of slavery, the slave route, and forced and child labor. From the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations (UN). http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/slavery/ Topics: Labor Last updated Nov 20, 2007 International Justice Mission (IJM)
Website of "a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression" in the poor and developing world. Concentrates on four broad purposes: victim relief, perpetrator accountability, victim aftercare, and structural prevention by strengthening communities and the justice system. Find fact sheets, reports, and stories for activities in Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. http://www.ijm.org/ Topics: Labor, Social Issues Last updated Mar 27, 2008 John Brown's Holy War
John Brown's Holy War explores the life and actions of the abolitionist known for his violent crusade against slavery at Harpers Ferry. Includes biographical information and timeline; excerpts from letters, speeches, and an editorial; profiles of related people and events; information on the song "John Brown's Body"; a bibliography; and a teacher's guide. This online companion to PBS program also features a film transcript and interviews with historians featured in the film. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, Notable People, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 27, 2005 The Last Slave Ships: Key West African Cemetery
This report details the evidence of an African cemetery at Higgs Beach in Key West, Florida, and describes how it was located. Includes facsimiles of historical records, maps, graphs, tables, and photos. In 1860, the U.S. Navy intercepted three American-owned slave ships taking Africans to Cuba. Now refugees, the Africans were taken to Key West before being sent to Liberia. Many died and were buried at Higgs Beach. From the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. http://www.melfisher.org/exhibitions/lastslaveships/cemetery.htm Topics: Black Resources, Death & Dying, Geography, History, Labor, Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 27, 2007 Law in Mexico Before the Conquest
This site explores Aztec and Mayan law through images and brief overviews of topics such as warfare, courts, attorneys and judges, property law, family law, punishment, drunkenness, and slavery. Includes a small collection of annotated links on Aztec, Mayan, and other Mesoamerican civilizations. From the Jamail Center for Legal Research, University of Texas School of Law. http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec/ Topics: Labor, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Native Americans Last updated Mar 25, 2004 The Legacy Project
"Numerous artworks from around the world, addressing the absence and losses experienced by societies as a result of past tragedies, including war, genocide, ethnic conflict, and population displacement" document 20th-century traumas such as apartheid, Khmer Rouge activities in Cambodia, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, slavery, and September 11. The "Literary Sampler" features an archive of writings from around the world. http://www.legacy-project.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Black Resources, Health & Medical Disciplines, History, Labor, Schools of Art, Science, Science, Social Science Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
An online exhibit that presents an overview of the transatlantic slave trade and "enslaved African peoples in the Americas." The site features illustrated essays on the history of the slave trade, the struggle against slavery and its abolition, family life, religion, literacy and education, and culture. From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor Last updated Oct 20, 2004 Look Back, Ponder, and Move On: Glimpses of the African-American Experience in Savannah 1750-1900
This online exhibit explores how "during those 150 fateful years African Americans had gone from being bondspeople to citizens of the American Republic." The site features images and information about antebellum Savannah, Georgia, the Civil War era, and reconstruction. Topics include Gullah culture, Muslims in coastal Georgia, and education. From the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation. http://www.kingtisdell.org/exhibit.htm Topics: Black Resources, Labor, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 30, 2006 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Companion to a public television program that considers the story of Nat Turner, who led a famed slave revolt in Virginia in 1831 and who been a subject of fierce debate. It "examines how the story of Turner and his revolt have been continuously re-told since 1831." The site features an overview of the rebellion, a timeline of slave rebellions in the Americas (1663-1859), and links to related sites. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/natturner/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History Last updated Aug 7, 2006 New York City Draft Riots of 1863
This excerpt from the book "In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863" discusses the July 1863 riots in New York City that followed the enactment of a new conscription lottery law. "Throughout the week of riots [known as the Civil War Draft Riots], mobs harassed and sometimes killed blacks and their supporters and destroyed their property." From the University of Chicago Press. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Labor, Military, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 20, 2005 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
"The books in this collection bear nineteenth century American imprints, dating mainly from between 1850 and 1880. They have been digitized by the University of Michigan. ... Currently, approximately 1,500 books are included." Searchable, or browsable by subject, author, title, or theme, such as the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, self-help and self-improvement, travel and westward expansion, and poetry. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/mnchome.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, United States History Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Race: The Power of an Illusion
Companion site to the California Newsreel documentary about "race in society, science, and history." Background documents cover topics such as genetics, evolution, slavery, 19th-century race science, immigration, and racial classification. Includes a database of resources (books, websites, organizations, and media), statistics and data, a discussion guide, and other educational materials. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). http://www.pbs.org/race/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor Last updated Jan 16, 2006 Re: Indigenous People's Opposition to Celebration and Glorification of Colonial Pirate Christopher Columbus
This site contains a 2000 press release from the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council opposing the celebration of Columbus Day on the claimed basis that "Columbus was the beginning of the American holocaust, ethnic cleansing characterized by murder, torture, raping, pillaging, robbery, slavery, kidnapping, and forced removals of Indian people from their homelands." http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/columbus-oct00.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, Labor, Native Americans Last updated Sep 18, 2003 Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah From Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
Companion to a 2009 exhibition that "examines the rich history of Caribbean trade routes during the 18th century and the link between the slave trade and piracy." Features an exhibition walk-through, illustrated essays about the slave and pirate ship Whydah and about piracy today, photos, pirate "fun" (such as songs), and related material. From the Field Museum (Chicago); organized by National Geographic and Arts and Exhibitions International. http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pirates/ Topics: Black Resources, Crime, Labor, Transportation Last updated Apr 13, 2009 Rome: From Republic to Empire
This site includes brief information on a wide range of topics about Rome's history, culture, and civilization. Included are slavery, Roman nomenclature, government, clothing, social classes, Roman baths, gladiator games, chariot racing, and more. Images are also provided. Additionally, there are related print and Internet resources. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romanpages.html Topics: Archaeology, Architecture, History, History By Place, Labor Last updated Aug 21, 2000 Secession Era Editorials Project
A collection of primary source material, including documents, editorials, speeches, and articles from 19th century American history. Sections include Early National Politics, Slavery and Sectionalism, Nebraska Bill, Sumner's Caning, Dred Scott Decision, John Brown and Harper's Ferry, 1850s Statistical Almanac, 1860 Election, Secession and War, and Post Civil War. Some of the texts are searchable. From Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. http://history.furman.edu/editorials/see.py Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 23, 2007 Secret Routes to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Experience
An online exhibit on the Underground Railroad, the history of slavery in the United States, and slavery today. The "Routes" section features descriptions of the vast network of routes the slaves took to freedom. "Stories" focuses on the institution of slavery and the treatment of the slaves. Requires Macromedia Flash Player plugin. From the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC). http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/undergroundrailroadexperience/index_flash.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2006 Slavery and the Making of America
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series "documenting the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction." Historical overviews, personal narratives, character spotlights, images, and other materials highlight various aspects of the lives of slaves, such as family, religion, and living conditions. Includes educational materials and related reading, film and TV resources, and Web sites. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, United States History Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Slavery Era Insurance Registry
"In August 2000 the California legislature found that insurance policies from the slavery era have been discovered in the archives of several insurance companies, documenting insurance coverage for slaveholders for damage to or death of their slaves, issued by a predecessor insurance firm." Here are three reports resulting from this discovery: information received from the insurers in response to the California legislature (May 2002), a registry by slave name, and a registry by slaveholder name. From the California Department of Insurance. http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0300-public-programs/0200-slavery-era-insur/ Topics: Black Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Labor, United States History Last updated Nov 5, 2005 Slaves and the Courts 1740-1860
This searchable collection contains over a hundred items documenting legal cases "concerning the difficult and troubling experiences of African and African-American slaves in the American colonies and the United States." Materials include accounts from "some of the defendants and plaintiffs themselves as well as those of abolitionists, presidents, politicians, slave owners, fugitive and free territory slaves, lawyers and judges, and justices of the U.S. Supreme Court." From the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sthtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Crime, Judicial Process, Labor, United States History Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Small Change: Bonded Child Labor in India's Silk Industry
This 2003 report discusses human rights concerns with children working as bonded laborers ("bound to their employers in exchange for a loan") in the silk industry in India. It provides background on the India's silk industry (including sari weaving) and the conditions under which children work in the industry, and recommendations for changes and improvements. From Human Rights Watch, an organization that investigates and challenges human rights violations. http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/01/22/small-change Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Industries, International Governments, Labor Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Territorial Kansas Online, 1854-1861
"Explore the turbulent times of 'Bleeding Kansas.' Hundreds of personal letters, diaries, photos, and maps bring to life the settling of Kansas during the fierce debate over slavery." Features topics such as territorial politics, border warfare, immigration, and biographies of historical figures. Document archives are accompanied by a timeline, bibliography, lesson plans, images of "The Annals of Kansas," and related links. Browsable and searchable. From the Kansas State Historical Society and the University of Kansas. http://www.territorialkansasonline.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, History, Labor, Lesson Plans, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 2, 2005 This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series that "examines the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries. ... [It] explores the connections between faith and the development of African-American cultural values." Features essays, a timeline, profiles, audio and video clips, show transcripts, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture
This site provides access to the famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which is said to have been a cause of the Civil War. Users may browse all the primary material in the archive (texts, images, songs, 3-D objects, film clips, etc.) one at a time. They may also search all the primary material, or limit by the site's organizational categories. Use the Interpret Mode, which includes an interactive timeline, or virtual exhibits designed for exploring and understanding the primary material. http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literature & Books Last updated Sep 22, 2009 The Underground Railroad
Explores the system that helped escaped African slaves in the United States to reach freedom safely. The site includes an interactive account of a runaway slave's trip, a map of escape routes, a timeline of slavery in the New World, and a section with portraits and short descriptions of abolitionists and civil rights leaders. Also includes educational activities for K-12 students, a discussion forum, and a list of resources and websites for further study. From National Geographic. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Unemployment and the WPA in Seattle
Presents information about the 1935 Works Progress Administration (later known as the Works Projects Administration) and its implementation in Seattle. Features background information and images of WPA documents such as petitions, reports, letters, and materials from the Downtown Local Unemployed Council's protest against forced labor. Includes a bibliography. From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/WPA/ Topics: Labor, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Aug 21, 2008 United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC)
The UKHTC was established in October 2006 as a police-led unit that brings "enforcement, intelligence gathering, training, victim care and research functions [for combating human trafficking] under one roof" in the U.K. The site features a FAQ and news. Includes links to related sites and to Pentameter, the previous U.K. "effort to tackle human trafficking on a national scale." http://www.ukhtc.org Topics: Crime, Labor Last updated Apr 14, 2007 United States Department of Justice: Human Trafficking
Government documents on trafficking in persons, "also known as 'human trafficking' ... a form of modern-day slavery. Traffickers often prey on individuals who are poor ... and who may lack access to social safety nets, predominantly women and children in certain countries." Features reports on U.S. activities to combat trafficking in persons, policy papers, reports on Department of Justice cases involving human trafficking, and related resources. http://www.justice.gov/olp/human_trafficking.htm Topics: Crime, Labor Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
The full text of the autobiography of African American leader Booker T. Washington, and his essays "The Awakening of the Negro" (1896) and "Signs of Progress Among the Negroes" (1900). http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/WASHINGTON/cover.html Topics: Black Resources, Education, Labor, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Oct 4, 2004 V-Day
The site for V-Day, a global movement "to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of 'The Vagina Monologues' to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities." Includes news, events, project history, and more. http://www.vday.org/ Topics: Crime, Holidays and Observances Individually, Labor, Social Issues, Women Last updated Dec 18, 2005 Voices From the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories
Audio interviews of over twenty former slaves, "born between 1823 and the early 1860s, [who] discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom." Includes brief biographies, photographs, and songs. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Oct 9, 2004 William Still Underground Railroad Foundation, Inc.
This site focuses "on protecting and insuring the accurate depiction of the historical events pertaining to the UGRR [Underground Railroad] and Anti-Slavery Society." Contains a biography of abolitionist William Still (author of "Underground Railroad"), an article about the Still family history, information about programs at the foundation, current events, biographies of other abolitionists, and links to other Web sites. http://www.undergroundrr.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Notable People, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Within These Walls...
"Tells the stories of five families who lived in [an Ipswich, Massachusetts] house over 200 years." Explores "how their lives reflected the great changes and events in American history, from colonial times, the American Revolution, slavery and abolition, immigration and industrialization, to World War II." Includes information for teachers. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center. http://americanhistory.si.edu/house/ Topics: Architecture, Black Resources, History, Labor, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 2, 2005 WWW Virtual Library: Labour History
A directory of Web sites about labor "to assist historians, political and social scientists, and others with a historical interest." Topics include countries world-wide, libraries, museums, associations, journals, anarchism, gender, Jewish labor, Marxism, and more. Maintained by the International Institute of Social History, located in Amsterdam. A Virtual Library site. http://www.iisg.nl/w3vl/ Topics: Business, Labor, United States History Last updated Sep 15, 2009 Yale, Slavery & Abolition
This essay addresses the issue that while "three Yale leaders stand in a tradition of strong opposition to slavery. ... In the 1930s and 1960s, Yale chose to name most of its colleges after slave owners and pro-slavery leaders." Essay includes discussion of individuals with buildings named after them and of Yale abolitionists, a description of an effort to establish a "Negro" college in New Haven, Connecticut, and a bibliography. From three Yale Ph.D. candidates. http://www.yaleslavery.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History Last updated Jan 14, 2004 |
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