Nicodemus, Kansas		Western Migration
	AFRICAN AMERICAN ROOTS AND MIGRATIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY  & AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AN ON-LINE STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
Diaspora		Exodus
From Field To Factory		Colonial Roots

n the 17th and 18th century millions of African were forcibly shipped to the United States where they were sold into slavery.  A great number of these died in the Middle Passage, but a number also survived both the voyage and slavery.  When they finally gained freedom, they were left for the most part to their own devices to carve a life for themselves outside of slavery.    Many stayed in the South, living near their place of bondage.  However, many moved North in search of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

       This project asks you and other students to form and research questions about these migrations that will lead to spin-off research prompted by the data you gather.  You will use the Historical On-Line Census Browser on the University of Virginia Library site to trace  where African Americans lived during the period of enslavement and their subsequent migrations.