This project retraces W.E.B. Du Bois' insightful thesis through a digital archive. The site hosts over 300 pieces of crucial anti-slavery legislation from the Thirteen Colonies and the #United States of America since the 1600s. This digital resource recreates W.E.B. Du Bois' seminal work "The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870." Based on his thesis at Harvard, the project chronicles federal and state legislation aimed at suppressing and abolishing the slave trade in the United States and the broader Atlantic world.

Chloe Zehr, an MA student at the University of Colorado Boulder, brought this website to life during her studies from 2022 to 2024. Her research blends traditional archival techniques with digital methods, focusing on North American anti-slavery movements, enslaved resistance, race, and gender.

The project is based at the Digital Slavery Research Lab under the direction of Prof. Henry Lovejoy (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Colorado Boulder). In collaboration with Walk With Web Inc., under the leadership of our CEO, Kartikay Chadha, our team has infused the project with our web development, and graphic design expertise. This endeavor is also part of the Regenerated Identities network, promising long-term sustainability for African Digital Humanities projects.