Slavery in America

History and Overview

Africans in America - AWESOME PBS site exploring the African experience in America up through the Civil War.
Africans in America A collection of audio files from NPR - get Realplayer G2!
The African American Journey - by World Book Encyclopedia, easy-to-follow, detailed articles.
African American Odyssey: From the Library of Congress. Great articles and primary source materials.
North America Map Archive: contains some great interactive maps on slavery. Requires "shockwave" plug-in!
Slavery in the American Colonies: An outline with some good, basic facts.
A History of Slavery and the Struggle for Freedom: A great series of articles outlining the entire history in America.
African Americans at Jamestown: Outlines how slavery developed in the first permanent English settlement
A timeline of slavery and religion in early America: chronicles the connections between the two, for both justifying slavery and resisting it.
Slavery in Plymouth colony: Very advanced article about the slave / servant laws in this colony.
African diaspora: How the victims of slavery held on to their culture

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad: National Geographic's Interactive Site - Be sure to have your speakers turned on!
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Excellent site! Articles on all aspects of slavery.

Resistance and Abolition

The African-American Mosaic - Library of Congress site, with some very good articles about the ACS and abolition in general.
The Amistad Case - By the NAtional Archives, with some lesson ideas.
Resistance - A collection of information about individual and group resistance - very good site.
Methods of Resistance: a short article.

The Middle Passage

The Amistad: This site offers some great details on the Middle Passage and the specific case.
The Middle Passage Foundation: Good information and a timeline
Middle Passage Monument: A monument is being built for those who were forced along this route. This site has excellent information.
Middle Passage: Brought to you by Juneteenth.org, a terrific slide presentation.

Primary Source Material

African Slavery in America - Thomas Paine's essay on the topic...
Remembering Slavery: Those who survived tell their tales. Excellent first-hand information.
Excerpts from slave narratives: from the University of Houston
Capture of a Slaver: First hand account of a slave ship's capture