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Search over numerous datasets and reconstruct the lives of people involved in the historical slave trade. Browse interconnected data, generate visualizations, and explore short biographies of enslaved and freed peoples. Access articles in the Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation.

Subjects or Themes

Slavery

Time Period

Geographic Location

Project Categories

Content Type

Datasets

Target Audience(s)

Creators

Walter Hawthorne, Michigan State University
Dean Rehberger, Michigan State University
Daryle Williams, University of Maryland
Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences @ MSU

Year(s)

2011-present

Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location

Michigan State University/University of Maryland

Labor and Support

Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation