In this podcast, Georgetown American Studies major Jenna Clifford (GU '18) chats with descendant and leader of the GU272 Descendants Association, Sandra Green Thomas, about her family history and its relationship to the 1838 sale of 272...

Hoya reporter Kshithij Shrinath interviews Maxine Crump, a descendant of Cornelius Hawkins, who was sold by Georgetown President Thomas Mulledy SJ in 1838.

These archival materials relate to the sale of 272 men, women, and children by Rev. Thomas Mulledy in 1838 to Louisiana.

Read the original words of Thomas Jefferson's paragraph denouncing George III for slavery and slave trade. Excerpt from Jefferson's first draft which Congress omitted.

Selected full texts of Paine's Age of Reason, The Rights of Man, as well as lesser known writings on religious themes, slavery, and the like.

Click through this site to see who lived at Monticello, what the plantation looked like, and how it operated. Learn about the people who lived there and about the lives of slaves.

Citizendium is similar to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia where the public edits articles. In this article, an overview of Jefferson's life and political views are provided.

Biography of Senator Jesse Burgess Thomas, whose amendment was added to the Missouri Compromise which addressed the issue of the spread of slavery.

An easy to understand overview of the thinking of Thomas Jefferson in terms of politics and the role of the people in political action. See what he feared as the nation was becoming industrialized, and read about the contradictions in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the tremendous growing pains faced by the new republic of the United States from the presidency of George Washington up to the election of Thomas Jefferson. Find out about the domestic...

A five-part article describing the British antislave trade movement. All major figures in the abolition movement discussed. Archived.

Explanation of the occasion for the writing of a letter to Thomas Jefferson by Benjamin Banneker that expresses Banneker's views on slavery and his hopes for Jefferson's support to end slavery in America. With a link to a transcript of...

A letter from Benjamin Banneker to Thomas Jefferson on the injustice of slavers along with a reply from Jefferson back to Banneker.

Thomas H. Benton, former United States Senator from Missouri whom was involved in the years of slavery.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

A nicely done biography of the famous British anti-slavery campaigner in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In this instructional activity, 11th graders examine the events and political philosophy that laid the foundations of the American government, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They also look at what role religion played in...

As with most other debates leading up to the Civil War, the debate about states' rights in reference to nullifying federal laws, ostensibly about tariffs, was really about the future of slavery in the South. Read about the issues of...

Slaves were not permitted to learn to read and write. Many risked their lives to record the narratives of their experiences as slaves. See why these narratives were so important to the anti-slavery movement. Find links to documents and...

What does the Declaration of Independence mean with the phrase, "All men are created equal"? Students examine "equality", and what it means now and what it meant during the time of Thomas Jefferson, and "develop a rationale for...

Read statements by Jefferson and Hamilton on the role of government, the virtue of people, slavery, and the role of cities and decide who had the more enduring vision of America. Your opinion will be added to the tally of others who have...

Extensive timeline (1492-1997) of tobacco cultivation--in three parts. Click links at bottom of pages to view Parts I, III, and IV.

Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...

Monticello's biography of Sally Hemings. Provides a link to a description of the Hemings-Jefferson controversy.

From an academic website, these pages record the testimony of American slaves that fled north to Canada. In the United States these types of original documents are collected under the category of Slave Narratives and they represent an...