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Slavery
AFRO-Americ@: Black Resistance...Slavery in the U. S. - http://www.afroam.org/history/slavery/main.html Slavery Exhibit by Afro-American Newspapers Online.
American Slave Narratives - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html "From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. These former slaves, most born in the last years of the slave regime or during the Civil War, provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on plantations, in cities, and on small farms." Includes sound files.
The District of Columbia Emancipation Act - http://www.nara.gov/exhall/featured-document/dcact/dcproc.html From the National Archives and Records Administration, view the document that preceded the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Emancipation Proclamation - http://www.nara.gov/exhall/featured-document/eman/emanproc.html From the National Archives and Records Administration, information about and images of the original Emancipation Proclamation document.
Liberia - http://www.mrdowling.com/610-liberia.html Information about Liberia and it's creation by former U.S. Slaves. Lots of Links to more information.
US Historical Documents Regarding Slavery -
http://www.bungi.com/cfip/slavery.htm
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