Category Index
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History of African-American slavery in the northern colonies & states.
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The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases are the culmination of several decades of independent and collaborative research by scholars drawing upon data in libraries and archives around the Atlantic world. The new SlaveVoyages website itself is the product of three years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists, cartographers, computer programmers, and web designers, in consultation with scholars of the slave trade from universities in Europe, Africa, South America, and North America.
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Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP)
A lineage society that is a non-profit, charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the memory, education, and historic preservation of the artifacts and landmarks of slavery in the United States and its economic, psychological, and cultural impact on today's society.
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South Carolina: Barnwell County Enslaved and Free Persons and Slaveholders
The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisal books of Barnwell County, SC. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders.
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South Carolina: Charleston Enslaved and Free Persons and Slaveholders
The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Charleston, South Carolina Inventories, Appraisals and Sales Books. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders.
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South Carolina: Greenville County Enslaved and Free Persons, and Slaveholders
The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisal books of Greenville, SC. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders.
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South Carolina: Laurens County Enslaved and Free Persons, and Slaveholders
The database currently contains information extracted from digitized images of the Inventories and Appraisals books of Laurens County, SC. Search and organize enslaved persons and slaveholders
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South Carolina's Slave Heritage Uncovered in Nova Scotia
From the Augusta Chronicle.
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Freedom Suits Case Files, 1814-1860
Online searchable database of nearly 300 legal petitions for freedom brought by or on behalf of persons held in slavery within the St. Louis area from 1814 to 1860.
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St. Louis Probate Court Records Court Ordered Slave Sales
Research by Miel Wilson, Books C and D, and contemporary Newspaper Accounts and Advertisements Researched by Bob Moore.
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Statutes on Slavery: The Pamphlet Literature. 2 Vols. (Amazon.com)
By Paul Finkelman
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Website for two books about lawsuits for freedom filed by Kentucky slaves, with full name indices allowing family searches.
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This is the history of Casa Bianca Plantation in Monticello, FL. It includes a searchable database of 61 surnames and 394 individuals of those enslaved including MCGUIRE, NELSON, OWENS, PLEASANT, SANDERS, STRAWS, HUGGINS, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, BELLAMY . Stories of some of these families have been collected and are presented here. Also included is the history of the plantation which involved presidents, congressmen, a supreme court justice and other well-known names in American history.
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Testimony of the Canadian Fugitives
Benjamin Drew, a Boston abolitionist acting in cooperation with officers of the Canadian Anti-Slavery Society, visited various towns of Upper Canada around the middle 1850's, interviewing scores of refugees from the slave states and copying their words soon after they were spoken.
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Database of slave and slaveholder populations in Texas during the Republic era (1837-45).
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A selection of cases from the Records of the U.S. District Courts in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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The Beyond Kin Project - Descendants of slaveowners, do we still hold a key?
Genealogists who descend from slaveholders (SHs) are uniquely positioned to revolutionize genealogy for their African American colleagues.
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The Geography of Slavery in Virginia
Digital collection of advertisements for runaway slaves, captured slaves & servants in 18th- & 19th-century Virginia newspapers. Over 4000 advertisements for runaway slaves and indentured servants from newspapers in Virginia & Maryland from 1736-1803. Keyword searchable database.
