The Terrible Transformation
- Numerous articles tracing the origins of American slavery from the European incursion into Africa to mid 18th century America, maps, timelines, and illustrations.
Ignatius Sancho: African Man of Letters - A comprehensive introduction to the life and work of an 18th century slave, and his achievements in London; includes a biography, extracts from his writing, images, links, music, and bibliography,
Olaudah Equiano - Excerpts from Equiano's slave autobiography, a best-seller of the 18th century that had a major impact on English and American public opinion.
Quobna Ottobah Cugoano :: a Former Slave Speaks Out - An introduction to the author of the first substantial anti-slavery text written in English by an African. Includes a biography, extracts from his writing, images, links, and a bibliography.
Race and Slavery in the Middle East - Two chapters on the roots of African slavery, specifically in the Middle eastern region, by Bernard Lewis, Oxford University Press.
Slavery, Abolition, and Emancipation - Resources including slave narratives, biographies of abolitionists, images, poetry, links, and further readings.