“The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave”
1832
This narrative was disseminated by the London Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
Young Black adults less Protestant than their elders
2021
Compare generational statistics of religious affiliation among Black Americans.
Generations in Captivity: Slavery in America
with Ira Berlin
Understand how the interplay of regional and generational factors shaped the development of slavery in the antebellum United States.
The Origins of Slavery
by Ira Berlin
Gain a greater understanding of the slave trade and the forced migration and diaspora of Africans.
African Americans and the Making of Liberia
by Claude A. Clegg III
Explore the founding of Liberia and the impact of the colonization movement.
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.
Yoruba osé Ṣàngó
Mid-20th Century
Take a closer look at an example of syncretic cosmologies.
The Discovery of the Americas and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
by Ira Berlin
Explore the origins of the transatlantic slave trade and the plantation system.
“What Is Slavery?”
with Brenda Stevenson
Explore how the globalization of trade propelled the business of slavery.
The Catholic Church in Kongo
by John K. Thornton
Explore the history of Catholic conversion and syncretic practices in the kingdom of Kongo.
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