Mutual Assistance: Building Black Community Life in Freedom
by Lois E. Horton
Take a closer look at the history of mutual aid society and their activity in Free Black communities.
Phillis Wheatley, a “Genius in Bondage”
by Vincent Carretta
Explore the life, career, and legacy of the poet who was the first person of sub-Saharan African descent to publish a book.
The Development of Slavery in the Early Modern Atlantic World
by Michael Guasco
Learn about global systems of slavery in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries.
“What Is Slavery?”
with Brenda Stevenson
Explore how the globalization of trade propelled the business of slavery.
A History of the Enslaved Black Family
with Brenda Stevenson
Learn about the history of the Black family from the Middle Passage through Reconstruction.
John Quincy Adams and the Amistad Case
1840
Read a letter written by John Quincy Adams about his role in supporting the Amistad captives’ petition for freedom.
The Middle Passage
1749
Scrutinize an image and a letter that address the experience of kidnapped Africans on a slave ship.
Beyond the Battlefield: African American Contributions to the Civil War
with Elizabeth R. Varon
Learn more about the men, women, and children who contributed to the war effort through various means.
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.
Diverse Roles of Africans in Early American Colonization
by Matthew Restall
Explore the ways free and enslaved Africans influenced Latin America in the sixteenth century.
Ayuba bin Suleiman Diallo to His Father
ca. 1733
Read a translation of the letter that helped to secure Diallo’s freedom from enslavement.
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