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7th Grade History Research: 19th Century Slavery in the United States

Slave Cabin on the Laura Plantation
River Road, Louisiana
Kolk, Melinda. laura1.jpg. January 2003. Pics4Learning. 24 Feb 2005 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>

Reference Sources:
General encyclopedias: Print and Online

Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery
Dictionary of American Negro Biography
The Negro Almanac: A Reference Work on the African American
Reference Library of Black America

Additional Book Sources:

Go to the Library Catalog, and type "Slavery" in the search box.

To search by SUBJECT, enter "Slavery" and click the icon for "Subject". View the different headings and sub-headings listed.

To search by KEYWORD, enter search terms such as "Slavery and south", or "Slavery and insurrection", and click the icon for "Keyword".

Once you find a title you would like to see, open the record and read the note which describes the contents of the book. Note the shelf location which appears in the upper left corner of the page.

Websites:

The African American Mosaic (A Library of Congress Resource Guide)

American Slave Narratives ( The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography)

"I Will be Heard": Abolitionism in America (Cornell University Library)

Slavery and the Making of America (PBS)

This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys (PBS)

Underground Railroad (National Geographic Online)

NoodleBib: Bibliographic format