Videos

To Be Sold (2015)

• On Saturday, March 21, 2015, the Library of Virginia and the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) co-hosted a one-day, two-city symposium, To Be Sold: The American Slave Trade from Virginia to New Orleans. Morning sessions were held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, and the afternoon sessions were at the HNOC. Funding for the symposium was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Kevin Heraldo, of the University of Richmond, edited the videos. The videos are on the Library of Virginia's YouTube page.
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• Morning Keynote (Richmond), Part 1 of 4
  Maurie D. McInnis, Professor of Art History, University of Virginia
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• Richmond Panel Discussion, Part 2 of 4
  Moderator, Charles Dew, Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, Williams College
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• Afternoon Keynote (New Orleans), Part 3 of 4
  Walter Johnson, Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
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• New Orleans Panel Discussion, Part 4 of 4
  Moderator, Lawrence N. Powell, Professor of History, Tulane University

• Listed below are the listed participants and links to their information which may include books:
  • Virginia and the American Slave Trade
    • Maurie D. McInnis
    • Charles B. Dew
    • Alexandra Finley
    • Calvin Schermerhorn
    • Phillip Troutman
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  • New Orleans and the American Slave Trade
    • Walter Johnson
    • Edward Baptist
    • Stephanie Jones-Rogers
    • Larry Powell
    • Adam Rothman