The Ledger and the Chain with Joshua Rothman

February 6, 2025

Join us on Zoom where Joshua D. Rothman will give CVHR a short presentation on The Ledger and The Chain, How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America. He will then answer questions through the meeting’s moderators.

An excellent overview presentation on the domestic slave trade by Dr. Rothman, Sold South, a Brief History of the Domestic Slave Trade, can be viewed here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU4nvjBrZgQ

We will meet on ZOOM until April when we will be back in person at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.

Next Meeting:

  • The Ten Largest Emancipations in Albemarle County with Sam Towler
    May 1, 2025 Ten years ago, Gayle Schulman did a draft index of where the emancipations of Albemarle can be located in the deed and will books of Albemarle. Building on this, Sam picked out the 10 largest emancipations of Albemarle from Gayle’s list and looked at them in detail and will present a summary.
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