DALA: Digital American Literature Anthology
Edited by Michael O'Conner, Millikin University
Slavery in America, Introduction
Resources for Lecture Building and Extended Study - Copyrighted Materials
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Unit Background, Secondary Sources
North American Slave Narratives: An Introduction to the Slave Narrative
American Passages, Slavery and Freedom, "Overview"
American Passages, Slavery and Freedomm "Timeline"
Norton Anthology, 8th ed.: 1865-1914
PBS: Africans in America including "Slavery and the Origins of the Civil War"
Slave Narratives Resources by Donna Campbell
American Slave Narratives, a WPA Project
"Maroons: Rebel Slaves in America"
Primary Sources
The Anti-Slavery Alphabet Primer
Multimedia
American Passages, Unit 7: Slavery and Freedom
Slavery and Southern Voices
Resources for Lecture Building and Extended Study - Copyrighted Materials
Students, if you are using or referencing these materials in your writing, research or presentations, please cite them according to your professor's designated style sheet. Professors, if you are teaching with copyrighted materials, please take care to respect intellectual property rights and carefully observe fair use laws. The Know Your Copy Rights site has valueable information pertaining to this topic.
The Planter's Northern Bride by Caroline Lee Hentz, electronic edition
The Sword and the Distaff by William Gilmore Simms, electronic edition
Electronic Resources in the Public Domain in the USA
Project Gutenberg: Aunt Phillis's Cabin by Mary Eastman
Project Gutenberg: Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments by E. N. Elliott