It's been 400 years since the first ship of enslaved Africans arrived here, and the entire NYT magazine on Sunday, August 18, 2019 is devoted to the history and impact of chattel slavery on America, and how it has affected nearly anything you can think of.
The project is the brainchild of journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, and features CSI English Professor and Pulitzer Prize wining poet, Tyehimba Jess. Prof. Jess participated in launch of the project. The livestream can be viewed here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/magazine/1619-project-livestream.html
AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History A digital collection of primary source documents related to U.S. history from 1400 to present. |
American Memory
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Archival Research Catalog (ARC) |
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy |
Digital Public Library of America [DPLA] The DPLA brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science. View their DPLA Primary Sources Sets, which are primary source collections exploring topics in history, literature, and culture developed by educators — complete with teaching guides for class use.
The online tool for teaching with documents, from the National Archives
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A unique archive of primary sources in American history owned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, located at the New-York Historical Society. Selected online access to the Collection's 60,000 document related to the political, social, and economic history of the United States, ranging from 1493 through the twentieth century. |
History Matters |
JSTOR Open Community Collections JSTOR’s continuously expanding Open Community Collections feature freely accessible primary source materials in a wide variety of subjects contributed by libraries, museums, and archives. |
Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. |
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections Catalog of over 500,000 records describing archival and manuscript collections in research libraries, state and federal agencies, museums, and historical societies throughout the world. |
New York Public Library Digital Gallery Access to over 600,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. |
New York State Digital Collections Digital collection of primary source materials held by the New York State Archives, State Library, and State Museum. Collections include photographs, textual materials, artifacts, government documents, manuscripts, and other materials. |
New York State Historical Literature Collection Digitized collection of selected monographs, pamphlets and other materials from from the Cornell Library's extensive collection of New York State Literature. |
Primary Sources from Constitution.org Primary source documents pertianing to early American history. An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals. |
Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom
Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation, and Freedom: Primary Sources from Houghton Library (SAEF) is a growing digital collection highlighting materials related to Black history and culture from Harvard University's Houghton Library. You can Explore the Collection to browse the entire collection or view guides and curated selections.
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