United Nations - Dag Hammarskjöld Library




 
The following websites are multilingual:

 
"International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade." UN Department of Public Information.

http://www.un.org/en/slavery/

Includes background information, organized events, panel discussion, student videoconference, webcast, news stories, poster, etc. Annual international day of remembrance.
Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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"International Day for the Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade." UN Department of Public Information.

http://www.un.org/events/slaveryabolition/index.shtml

Includes the messages of UN Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly, statements, resolution, panel discussion, webcast, news stories, poster, etc. International day observed in 2007.
Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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"The Slave Route." Unesco.

http://www.unesco.org/culture/slaveroute/

The project was officially launched at the First Session of the International Scientific Committee of the Slave Route in September 1994 in Ouidah (Benin). Website comprises many resources, features, Unesco's programmes around the project, news items and more.
Available in English, French and Spanish.

The websites are listed here in alphabetical order. Non-United Nations websites are provided for information and research purposes only and do not necessarily represent an endorsement by the United Nations.


"2007-2008 Amistad America's Atlantic Freedom Tour." AMISTAD America.

http://www.amistadamerica.org/

The Freedom Schooner Amistad, replica of the original ship that was commandeered by Africans who had been captured in 1839, retraces the Middle Passage of the slave trade on its 2007-2008 Atlantic Freedom Tour. The interactive website records events of this historic transatlantic voyage and provides travelogues / blogs, tour information, historical aspects, media gallery and resources for teachers and students.

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"Abolition of Slavery." National Archives of the United Kingdom.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/slavery/

Comprehensive information resource containing research guides, online resources and links to material for further reading.

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"Bicentennial Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade." CARICOM Secretariat.

http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community_organs/slave_trade_index.jsp

Contains links to the documents of the African Diaspora Global Conference : Caribbean Regional Consultation, 27-28 August 2007, speeches and news releases.

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"Breaking the Silence : Learning About the Transatlantic Slave Trade." Anti-Slavery International.

http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/

Aims to help teachers and educators to break the silence that continues to surround the story of the enslavement of Africa that began over 500 years ago.

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"Breaking the Silence : The Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project (TST)." Unesco.

http://www.unesco.org/education/asp/tst/

Launched in 1998, it aims to break the silence surrounding the Transatlantic Slave Trade, while forging new triangular links between over 120 ASPnet schools in 22 countries in Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe.

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"Captive Passage : The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas ." The Mariners' Museum.

http://www.mariner.org/captivepassage/

Comprises 6 sections ranging from the Departure from Africa through the Middle Passage and Legacy - "permanent imprint on both the Old World and the New".

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"CLASH." Comité de Liaison et d'Application des Sources Historiques.

http://www.c-l-a-s-h.info/

Educational website on resources dedicated to the history of Saint-Barthélemy focusing on slave trade, slavery, and its abolition.

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"Emancipation." National Library and Information System Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.

http://library2.nalis.gov.tt/Default.aspx?PageContentID=447&tabid=216

Website has many sections including: the TriangularTrade, the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Haiti: the First Black Republic, Slavery and Emancipation in Trinidad and Tobago, Slave Deeds, etc.

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"International Day for the Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade." UN Department of Public Information.

http://www.un.org/events/slaveryabolition/index.shtml

Includes the messages of UN Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly, statements, resolution, panel discussion, webcast, news stories, poster, etc. International day observed in 2007.
Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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"International Slavery Museum." National Museums Liverpool.

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/

Explores both the historical and contemporary aspects of slavery, addresses the many legacies of the slave trade and tells stories of bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people.

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"Lest We Forget : The Triumph Over Slavery." Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Unesco Slave Route Project.

http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/flash.html

Website and travelling version of an exhibition which focuses on the centrality of the slave trade in the making of the modern world.

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"Roots : The African Background of American Culture Through the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade." Roots Institute.

http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~roots/

Collection of bibliographies and other resources on the transatlantic slave trade. Also contains syllabi used in teaching African and African-American history and studies and related courses.

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"The Slave Route." Unesco.

http://www.unesco.org/culture/slaveroute/

The project was officially launched at the First Session of the International Scientific Committee of the Slave Route in September 1994 in Ouidah (Benin). Website comprises many resources, features, Unesco's programmes around the project, news items and more. Available in English, French and Spanish.

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"Slave Trade : A Select Bibliography." National Library of Jamaica.

http://www.nlj.org.jm/abolition.htm

Prepared in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, the website provides links to historical documents and information.

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"Slave Trade Archives." Unesco.

http://webworld.unesco.org/slave_quest/en/

This Project was launched in 1999 with the aim of improving access to, and safeguarding of, original documents related to the transatlantic slave trade and slavery throughout the world. Part of the UNESCO Memory of the World programme.

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"Student Videoconference on the Transatlantic Slave Trade." Cyberschoolbus.

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/slavetrade/vconference/overview.asp

Live videoconference on 28 March 2008, during which high school students assembled at United Nations Headquarters in New York have the opportunity to interact with peers worldwide who have been studying the transatlantic slave trade. The event is webcast and students around the world participate by sending comments and questions.

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"La traite négrière transatlantique, l’esclavage colonial et leurs abolitions." Potomitan.

http://www.potomitan.info/bibliographie/traite.php

Resources on the transatlantic slave trade.

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"Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database." W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.

http://www.dubois.fas.harvard.edu/research_projects/trans_atlantic_slave_trade_database.html

CD-Rom set containing detailed information on 27,227 transatlantic slave trading voyages that occurred between 1650 and 1867.

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"The Transatlantic Slave Trade." Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

http://www.inmotionaame.org/migrations/landing.cfm?migration=1

One of the 13 defining migrations of the website entitled In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience. Contains a narrative, illustrations, research resources, maps and lesson plans.

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"Transatlantic Slavery : Selected Bibliography." Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History & Culture.

http://www.sil.si.edu/silpublications/transatlanticslavery.htm

Includes sections on the transatlantic slave trade, historiography, songs and music, women, etc.

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"La Trata de Esclavos en los Archivos Cubanos." Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba.

http://www.arnac.cu/

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"The UN Commemorates the Bicentennial of the British Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade." Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/abolition.html

Includes UN resolution and statements, statement by UN Secretary-General on the Slavery Exhibition, a resolution passed by US House of Representatives, 05/01/2007, and many more links to resources on the topic.