DATA ON SLAVERY IN U.S. TO BE DISCUSSED AT W&M.(LOCAL)

From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: September 5, 1998 | Copyright information

Byline: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WILLIAMSBURG -- For the first time, scholars have compiled every record they have on the trans-Atlantic slave trade for publication on a CD-ROM.

Scholars spent 30 years gathering every advertisement, shipping statement, insurance record and journal entry they could find. The CD-ROM will make its debut during a conference on the slave trade next weekend, Friday through Sunday, at the College of William and Mary.

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