Between 1800 and 1920, the abolition of the slave trade disguised another type of slavery. The victims were classified as “Liberated Africans,” although they were not actually freed. This website is dedicated to the memory of over 700,000 enslaved people involuntarily indentured by governments claiming to bring an end to the slave trade from Africa.
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Data Analysis
17 May 2024
A preliminary analysis of the data presented herein is peer-reviewed in “‘Liberated Africans’ in Global Perspective: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from the Slave Trade, 1800-1920,” Past & Present (forthcoming). Upon publication, relevant datasets will be made accessible to the public via Harvard's Dataverse. See more Media & Events...
New Maps
20 April 2024
Fresh maps showing the scale and scope of secondary migratory patterns of "Liberated Africans" mostly throughout the British Empire during the suppression of the slave trade. See essays on settlements.
USAntiSlaveryLaws.org
5 March 2024
Inspried by W.E.B. DuBois' dissertation from 1896, USAntiSlaveryLaws.org launches with interactive maps for over 350 federal and state anti-slave trade laws from the United States after 1641. For increased accessibility, this complimentary digital archive links directly into the global Anti-Slave Trade Legislation Archive on LiberatedAfricans.org.
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