(This site is under construction)
This website and blog contains educational resources on the history of U.S. slavery and the many people and events that brought an end to slavery in the United States in 1866 (the year slaves held by Indians in the Indian territory of Oklahoma were freed). Topics covered are...
1) The History of Slavery from the Colonial Period through the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Subtopics include the Atlantic Slave trade, the growth and expansion of slavery, the economics of slavery, the varieties of work and products slaves produced, slave laws and court cases, slave life including families and cultures, and the lives of free Blacks in the North and the South.
2) The History of Abolitionism from the Colonial Era through 1865.
3) Slave Escapes, Revolts and the Underground Railroad.
4) The History of the Fugitive Slave Acts.
The resources that can be found on the website include...
Essays
Historical Timelines
Books on Slavery (also see jaxhistorybooks.com)
Primary Sources
