“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.
The Black Middle Class Needs Attention Too
2020
Read excerpts and view charts from a report on the state of the Black middle class.
Diversity in Contemporary Black Communities
by Mamadi Corra
Learn more about shifts in the foreign-born Black population and its consequent impacts on the diversity of African Americans today.
Preliminary Declaration from the Constitution of Haiti
1805
Read a translation of some of Haiti’s founding principles as an independent nation.
A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist
with Michael Thurmond
Learn how James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, helped to secure Ayuba bin Suleiman Diallo’s freedom.
“Emigration to Mexico”
1832
Explore a perspective on emigration in The Liberator.
“Flying Home: Harlem Heroes and Heroines”
by Faith Ringgold
View a fantastical homage to Harlem history through this work of art in the New York City subway.
African Americans in Urban and Rural Communities, 1890–1930
by Michael Siegel and Rutgers Cartography
Visualize data that shows the impact of the Great Migration.
Black Land Ownership in the Jim Crow Era
with Alison Rose Jefferson and Sandra Trenholm
Explore the history of the Black-owned Eureka Villa housing development in 1920s California.
African American Naming Conventions
by Claude A. Clegg III
Understand changes in nomenclature in the African diaspora.
Slavery and Abolition
1788, 1789
Explore primary sources that worked as propaganda tools for the anti-slavery movement.
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