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Database of 4 Million Enslaved People's Names Goes Online

Original: The Names of Nearly 4 Million Enslaved People in Former British Colonies Are Now Searchable Online, Helping Descendants Find Lost Ancestors

A searchable online database now documents the names of nearly four million enslaved people in former British colonies, similar to the Freedmen's Bureau Project that covers formerly enslaved people in the United States. The resource allows descendants to trace ancestors who were long lost to historical records, offering a major tool for genealogical research and reckoning with the legacy of slavery across the former British Empire.

Why now: People are discussing it because the database opens unprecedented genealogical access for descendants of enslaved people.

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• The Names of Nearly 4 Million Enslaved People in Former British Colonies Are Now Searchable Online, Helping Descendants Find Lost Ancestors · Open Culture

  A few years ago, we featured here on Open Culture the Freedmen’s Bureau Project database, which contains searchable information on formerly enslaved people in the United States after its Civil War.

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