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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley
First African American, the first slave, and the third woman in the United States to Publish a book of poems.


 Portrait of Yarrow Mamout
Yarrow Mamout
Earned his freedom from years of hard work and dedication.  Excerpt: "...where he was 'noted for sobriety & a cheerful conduct.'"

 Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
After aquiring his freedom, Olaudah wote an autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Images courtesy of PBS Online

Websites

African-Americans:  Colonial Williamsburg

This website is dedeicated to the world's largest living museum in Willimasburg, Virgina.

African American Odyssey:  The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress's online exhibition of African-American history provides a wealth of information about slavery and the daily lives of slaves in colonial America.


From Revolution to Reconstruction:  Thomas Jefferson's views on slavery

Africans in America:  PBS Online

Extract:  "America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts.  For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. hitory courses."

The Immigrant Heritage of America:  Norman Combs,  professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology

Excerpt:  " This volume depicts the immigrants from Africa as one among the many elements which created present-day America. On the one hand, they differ from the other minorities because they came involuntarily, suffered the cruelties of slavery, and were of another color. All of this made their experience unique. On the other hand, they shared much in common with the other minorities, many of whom also felt like aliens in their new land."