LibGuides: Slavery: Databases

Biography in Context

Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
Pamphlets and books concerning the difficult and troubling experiences of African and African-American slaves in the American colonies.
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
First-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.
Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
Images, maps, and data sets on the slave trade.
Runaway Slave Advertisements (1750-1840)
Runaway slave ads from North Carolina. Click "Show me Everything!" for results.

For/Against standpoints and primary source documents for topics related to Slavery

Background information, primary sources, maps and graphs

Scholarly articles for social sciences and humanities