These are just a few suggestions for researching enslaved peoples. Be sure to search our library catalog, archives finding aids, and databases too.
These are just a few suggestions for researching enslaved peoples. Be sure to search our library catalog, archives finding aids, databases - as well as indexes and web portals for older items (especially anything before 1976).
These are only a few examples.
Son of a Slave by
Catalog: "Son of a man born enslaved in 1863 during the Civil War, Daniel Smith was living proof that slavery is not distant history. His father, 70 years old when Dan was born, taught him to work hard and carry himself well, even in difficult circumstances. In his educational, professional, and social pursuits, Dan lived those lessons. He was both witness to and participant in nearly a century of struggle for Black Americans to advance in a nation founded on separatist principles. For the intersections he had with historical events, political leaders, and other luminaries, he is often called the "Black Forrest Gump." In this memoir, completed just before he died on Oct. 19, 2022 at age 90, Smith offers a first-hand account of the actions, policies, and people that have helped or hindered the United States from fulfilling the promise that "all men are created equal." "
Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer by
Contents: "Part I. The Boston Years: Essays and Speeches, 1831-33. Introduction; Religion and the Pure Principles of Morality (1831); Cause for Encouragement (1832); Lecture Delivered at the Franklin Hall (1832); An Address Delivered Before the Afric-American Female Intelligence Society of America (1832); An Address Delivered at the African Masonic Hall (1833); Mrs. Stewart's Farewell Address to Her Friends in the City of Boston (1833); "The Negro's Complaint"
Part II. Later Life. Introduction; Preface to the 1879 Edition of 'Meditations from the Pen of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart'; Letters and Commendations; Sufferings During the War."
These are a few examples.
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