A New Tool Hopes to Uncover the Lost Ancestry of Enslaved African Americans
Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people—this database is pooling resources to render a more complete picture.
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The History Department Newsletter for April 2021
April 09, 2021Please see the following link to read the History Newsletter.
National Geographic
A New Tool Hopes to Uncover the Lost Ancestry of Enslaved African Americans
April 07, 2021Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people—this database is pooling resources to render a more complete picture.
A More Inclusive History
March 31, 2021During Women’s History Month, a history professor and two students reflect on their quest to tell the stories of those too often left out.
The Harvard Gazette
New Database Tracks Data on Slaves, Slavers, and Allies
March 04, 2021Created through collaboration of Harvard, Maryland, Michigan State and others.
Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Quincy T. Mills Discusses “Movement Money: Crises, Relief and Democratic Practice.”
February 19, 2021ARHU professor's talk is part of a new series centering racism, equity and justice.
NBC4 Washington
New Research Database Compiles Stories of Enslaved People to Repair Broken History
February 10, 2021The research database created by the University of Maryland and Michigan State University compiles the stories of half a million people who resisted, lived through, died during or profited from enslavement.
NBC4 Washington
News 4 Your Sunday: Enslaved.Org
February 04, 2021Associate Professor of History Daryle Williams interviewed on NBC4 Washington.
Maryland Today
A ‘Bridgerton’ Too Far?
January 29, 2021UMD expert spills the very British tea on the Netflix series.
New Major Explores Roots of Western Religions
December 14, 2020‘Religions and Cultures of the Ancient Middle East’ pulls from Jewish studies, history and classics.
Smithsonian Magazine
Who Were America’s Enslaved? A New Database Humanizes the Names Behind the Numbers
December 11, 2020The public website draws connections between existing datasets to piece together fragmentary narratives.