Resources on the Trans-Atlantic Human Trade in Boston, Massachusetts

Documented Arrival Sites – Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts – Annotated Bibliography

Photo Archive – Massachusetts

Disclaimer:

The content of these documents provides details of the Middle Passage, specific vessels transporting captive Africans, the arrival of these people, and the ubiquity of slavery. The following resources include racist language as well as references to violence, dehumanization, and the enslavement of Africans. The language contained in the following documents may be upsetting to some readers.

Newspaper Articles and Colonial Documents

Winthrop Papers, 1548-1623
Winthrop Papers Volume V: 1645-1649
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III
 Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III
  Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III
Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, Vol. III

Maps

French-Issued Map of Cape Verde

Videos

Social Media

Further Reading

In The 1700s An Enslaved Massachusetts Woman Sued For Her Freedom — And Won

First Slaves Arrive in Massachusetts

How an Enslaved African Man in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox | HISTORY

Phillis Wheatley: Her Life, Poetry, and Legacy

Financial Ties: Harvard and the Slavery Economy

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Constitution and the Abolition of Slavery | Mass.gov

Worlds of Change: Materials from 17th and 18th century North America

In The 1700s An Enslaved Massachusetts Woman Sued For Her Freedom — And Won : NPR