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Equiano Foundation: Olaudah Equiano's Life
Brief biography of Olaudah Equiano's life after his kidnapping in Africa to be sold into slavery. Link to the Equiano Foundation.
BBC
Bbc: Historic Figures: Olaudah Equiano
A brief biography of Olaudah Equiano, an African who is famous for writing a narrative of his life as a slave, sailor, writer, Englishman, Christian, and abolitionist. Archived.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: African Americans in the British New World: The Growth of Slavery
Africans first arrived in Jamestown as indentured servants, but soon the appeal of having laborers that were not free after seven years caught on. See how the use of slaves grew in the Southern colonies, the economies of which were based...
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Indigenous History: Indigenous Slavery in the American Southeast
It is fairly well-accepted that American slavery of the 19th century developed from three distinct traditions of slavery that were mutated into a new, racialized, institutionalized form: European indentured servitude, West African...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Columbia University & Slavery Joe: A Slave at King's Coll.
Joe, a slave owned by George Washington's stepson John Parke Custis, resided at King's College prior to the Revolution. He accompanied Custis to King's College and lived with him in his suite of rooms. This article is part of a series on...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Columbia University & Slavery 2. Where the Money Came From
This website was created by faculty, students, and staff to publicly present information about Columbia's historical connections to the institution of slavery. This article discusses the funding of King's College, Columbia's predecessor....