Slave Biographies
Last week, I discussed the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database and two of its offshoot projects, the African
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Liz Timbs
Liz Timbs is a postdoctoral teaching fellow in African History at North Carolina State University. She is a contributing editor at Africa is a Country.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
When I was first given the opportunity to write this weekly series, I reached out to
The African Sources of Knowledge Digital Library
Organized at Harvard University, this digital library contains rare handwritten and out-of-print African language documents of non-latinate scripts.
Africa Cartoons
A digital archive featuring the work of over 180 cartoonists from throughout the African continent.
The Digital Mandela
Finding ways to deconstruct the legacy from reality when it comes to South Africa’s democratic president, Nelson Mandela.
Africa Through a Lens
An online archive of photos taken from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office photographic collection housed in the UK’s National Archives.
The Afrobarometer
Inaugurating our series on digital African projects. We’ll document projects working to make more resources about Africa’s past and present available online.