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Antislavery Poetry from San Francisco

Running man image from workshop poster

The Pacific Appeal was the leading African American newspaper on the West Coast during the early 1860s.  A newly-published set of eight antislavery poems from the journal's inaugural 1862 volume captures the sense of expectancy within the African American community for the imminent end of US slavery.  These poems include the work of James Madison Bell, a San Francisco plasterer, brickmason, and poet.  Read more... 
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New Article on Antislavery Literature Project

Article in Canadian journal on development of the Antislavery Literature Project and issues of digital humanities funding.

Joe Lockard published "Open Access to Slavery: The Antislavery Literature Project" in the January 2012 edition of Inquire: Journal of Comparative Literature.