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Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1719-1820 URL: http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/ Description: A database of information on 100,000 slaves who were brought to Louisiana in the 18th and 19th centuries. It contains "African slave names, genders, ages, occupations, illnesses, family relationships, ethnicity, places of origin, prices paid for slaves, and slaves' testimony and emancipations." Searchable by name, master, gender, racial designation, time period, plantation location, and origin. "Miscellaneous Searches" has lists of African names, slaves involved with revolts, and runaways. Demographic tables are available. Author: Hall, Gwendolyn Dublin Core Material Type: Collection Library of Congress Subject Headings: African Americans -- Genealogy African Americans -- Louisiana -- History Black History Month Slaves -- United States LII Database Information: Record 950 created by Dana Lubow on 11/24/2002 Last modification on 01/09/2004 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 10/03/2006 Charlotte Bagby on 05/31/2006 Published: 11/24/2002 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/950 |