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Search Search Home News About Overview What We Do Funding Values Contact Research Projects Scholarly Collaboration & Partners Grants Presentations & Publications Community Student Opportunities & Internships Cultural Heritage and Informatics Initiative Service Partners Faculty & Staff Support Our Mission College of Social Science Home News About Overview What We Do Funding Values Contact Research Projects Scholarly Collaboration & Partners Grants Presentations & Publications Community Student Opportunities & Internships Cultural Heritage & Informatics Initiative Service Partners Faculty & Staff Support Our Mission! What America Ate The Archive of Malian Photography The Quilt Index Enslaved: People of the Historic Slave Trade ❮ ❯ What America Ate Preserving America's Culinary History from the Great Depression Liberated Africans After 1808, over 200,000 people were emancipated in an international effort to abolish the Atlantic slave trade. This resource is dedicated to the memories of Liberated Africans. Archive of Malian Photography Archive of Malian Photography provides access to preserved & digitized collections of five important photographers in Mali. The Quilt Index The Quilt Index aims to be a central resource that incorporates a wide variety of sources and information on quilts, quiltmakers and quiltmaking. Enslaved: People of the Historic Slave Trade Building a Linked Open Data Platform for the study and exploration of the historical slave trade. -- Welcome to Matrix Matrix: The Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences works with museums, libraries, archives, and heritage sites to digitize, preserve, and provide access to collections of cultural and historical materials. We collaborate with scholars, educators, institutions, and community members to create tools and digital experiences that engage researchers, students, and the public in questions about the past and our shared culture. We build software and services that enable the analysis and interpretation of historical and cultural data in new and innovative ways. We work with students, scholars, communities, and institutions to build critical digital skills, capacity, and infrastructure. Recent News view full post Smithsonian Magazine article on Enslaved project We are excited about the article in the Smithsonian Magazine, “A Massive New Database Will Connect Billions of Historic Records to Tell the Full Story of American Slavery. ” As the article notes, Enslaved will be launching in the Spring of 2020. We are currently adding resources to our database. If you would like to contribute to the Enslaved project (either data or support) please contact enslaved.org@gmail.com view full post Enslaved Conference Livestream The Enslaved Conference at Michigan State University will be live streamed on Youtube here beginning at 8:30am EST on March 8th & 9th, 2019. Call us: (517) 355-9300 Contact Information Privacy Statement Site Accessibility Call MSU (517) 355-1855 Visit msu.edu MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. SPARTANS WILL © Michigan State University Board of Trustees...