A microcosm of the history of American slavery in a collection of the most important primary and secondary readings on slavery at Georgetown University and amon

These essays, articles, and documents introduce readers to the history of Georgetown University’s involvement in slavery and recent efforts to confront its tr

Born into slavery in rural Louisiana, Rose Herera was bought and sold several times before being purchased by the De Hart family of New Orleans. Still a slave,

Rothman explores how slavery flourished in a new nation dedicated to the principle of equality among free men, and reveals the enormous consequences of U.S. exp

A true story of six generations of an African American family in Maryland. Based on paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records, legal documents, and