Philly Middle Passage Project

Berbice Slave Uprising -
23 February 1763, slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice (Guyana) revolted.

1763 Berbice Slave Revolt Part 1 A 30-minute documentary on one of the greatest events in Guyana's history -- produced by Sherwood Lowe and David Granger.

Professor Sir Geoffrey Palmer on Scotland's colonial past.

Professor Sir Geoffrey Palmer lecture at EIS HQ Professor Sir Geoffrey Palmer gives a lecture entitled "Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future" at EIS HQ for Black History Month 2019. The lecture ta...

3D video reconstruction of the slave vessel L'Aurore (Voyage ID: 32359). Thanks, A. Rothman

Trans-Atlantic - Slave Ship in 3D Video Drawing on extensive archival records, this digital memorial allows analysis of the ships, traders, and captives in the Atlantic slave trade. The three databases below provide details of 36,000 trans-Atlantic slave voyages, 10,000 intra-American ventures, names and personal information. You can read...

Ida B. Wells' Battle to Uncover the Truth - Humankind Public Radio Born to enslaved parents on a Mississippi plantation during the Civil War, Ida B. Wells emerged as a powerful investigative journalist. She overcame death threats and published widely in her quest to document the domestic terrorism against African Americans that came to be known as lynching. Ida Wel...