New York Slavery Records Index – Records of Enslaved Persons and Slave Holders in New York from 1525 though the Civil War
Search more than 35,000 records of slavery within the State of New York from 1525 through the Civil War. The data come from census records, slave trade transactions, cemetery records, birth certifications, manumissions, ship inventories, newspaper accounts, private narratives, legal documents and many other sources
4 minute narrated video describes in detail the design of an 18th century slave ship. The tour of the trip describes how the slave ship was built for the sole purpose of transporting enslaved Africans. The animation and description is based on a specific French boat.