Black History Month: Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Black History month is this February and Alden Library will be honoring this occasion by celebrating the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Anglo-American Trade in African Captives. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 1808, put an end to the importation of slaves from Africa. A poster project commemorating this event was created by the African American Studies Department, the Social Work Department, and the Multicultural Genealogical Center of Chesterhill, Ohio, with images from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the University of Virginia. The display, available in February, will be located on the fourth floor of Alden Library and copies of the legislation will be available and distributed for free at the display so stop by, have a look, and walk away with a little piece of history.

This is a link to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities page that includes the images used for the exhibit as well as many more.

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