> -----Original Message-----
> From: L. Rosanne M. Adderley [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: "Pictorial Images of the Trnasatlantic Slave Trade"
>
> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 09:27:24 -0500
> From: Jerome Handler <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> Up-date on website: "Pictorial Images of the Transatlantic Slave Trade: A
> Media Database."
>
> Compiled by Jerome Handler (Virginia Foundation for the
> Humanities) and Michael Tuite (Digital Media Laboratory, University of
> Virginia), this searchable collection now contains close to 300 images
> which we hope will be useful to teachers, researchers, students, and the
> general public.
>
> The collection is not intended to be exhaustive, but the
> images provide a glimpse into pre-colonial Africa and the experiences of
> enslaved Africans who were transported to the Americas. The URL is
> http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SlaveTrade/.
>
> Since this website is designed for use by a wide and diverse audience, the
> compilers are very
> interested in maintaining historical and bibliographic accuracy. We
> welcome any comments for improvement of the website, suggestions for
> additional images, corrections to the information presented, etc. These
> can be addressed to Handler at [log in to unmask] We are presently
> expanding the website to include approximately 500 additional images
> depicting various aspects of slavery and slave life in New World
> societies,
> including the Caribbean; this expansion should be available on the web
> during the spring of 2002.
>
> Jerome S. Handler
> Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
> 145 Ednam Drive
> Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629
> phone: 434/923-8938
> fax: 434/923-8463
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