Report From “The Study Of Slavery And Abolition In the Digital Age” Event at Yale University

From the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition/Yale University:

The digital world is not just changing our social interactions but the accessibility and impact of historical research as well. The Study of Slavery and Abolition in the Digital Age, held on May 4th, tackled the possibilities and challenges this new landscape engenders for projects regarding slavery, abolition, and resistance.

Panelists From the Following Projects:

• The Colored Conventions Project
• Database of Indigenous Slavery in the Americas
• African American Civil War Soldiers Project
• Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery
• Runaway New England

Read the Complete Report

Watch a Video Recording of the Event (via Facebook)

• Part 1
• Part 2