Aspects of Slavery and Freedom Seeking in North Carolina
Preface and Acknowledgements
“The material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), funded by the Department of Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASALH or the Department of the Interior.”
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Any material, documents, and information produced by this grant becomes part of the public record and is available to the public.
Including Maps, StoryMaps, and other materials attached or not attached to this Scalar book.
This text is not chronological but topical. This story centers around the enslaved. It aims to provide researchers and readers with an overview of the various facets of enslavement—the life, labor, and culture of the enslaved. This piece of text does not depict a complete history; in fact, it does not even attempt to show a complete history. Rather, this text serves more as an introduction to learning not about slavery as an institution, but the world of the enslaved. Slavery gave its victims the chance to record neither their history nor the intricacies of their culture and institutions. Writers and historians often found it difficult to capture their story, particularly in a general way. Before beginning the story, in all honesty, we want to declare that all the inaccuracies of this text are the fault of the authors. The goals of this project are to serve as a supporting hub or nerve center for learning about the slaves’ experience in North Carolina, invoke interest in the study of African American history in North Carolina, and make studying history much more interactive and enjoyable. Our hope is that what follows is a version of the past that is readable and conversational.
A Special Thank You to contributors of this various components ( textbook, maps, story maps, and additional resources), supporters, and sounding boards:
Chyna Nurse, Christy Hyman, Justin M., Torren Gatson, Rhonda Jones, Jo Klein, Arwin Smallwood and North Carolina A&T State University, Marcus Allen, Claire Heckel, Kurtis Rogers, Elizabeth Konopka, Shonta Cooper, James Nelson, David Gwynn, Richard Cox, Sheri Jackson, Robin Paschal, Tony Frazier and North Carolina Central University, Nikki Leak, Makiera Simmons-Robinson, National Underground Network To Freedom, UNCG Libraries, Digital Library of American Slavery (UNCG), UNCG contracts and grants, APTMH
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Images sourced:
NYPL Digital Collections
Welcome · Slavery Images
This project is based on the Slave Notices Database located at UNCG. It borrow significantly from the Digital Library on American Slavery as a whole. To connect with the Digital Library on American Slavery copy and paste the following URL into any browser http://dlas.uncg.edu or click the hyperlink- Digital Library on American Slavery