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Search Results German Economy Foundation Initiative
Category: Regional>Europe>Germany>Society and Culture>Organizations
The foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future" that is tasked with paying compensation for forced and slave labour during the Third Reich. With background information on the foundation and link to a fact sheet (PDF) on the application and payment process.
http://www.stiftungsinitiative.de/eindex.html
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NYTimes.com - Scholars Argue Over Legacy of Surgeon Who Was Lionized, Then Vilified
Category: Health>Reproductive Health>Pregnancy and Birth>Complications>Obstetric Fistula
J. Marion Sims, called by some the "Father of Gynecology" perfected his technique of repairing fistulas on American slave women in the 1840s. This story is about his efforts and how he's viewed by historians. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/science/28SIMS.html
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A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison
Category: Society>History>By Region>North America>United States>Presidents>Madison, James
Paul Jennings, Madison's slave for many years, writes about the burning of the White House and his master's death.
http://www.jmu.edu/madison/jenning.htm
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The Kongo kingdom and papacy.
Category: Society>Religion and Spirituality>Christianity>Denominations>Catholicism>History>By Region>Africa
Article from History Today on the Catholic Church's attempts to curtail the excesses of 17th century slave trade. Includes a bibliography.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1373/n1_v47/19032748/p1/article.jhtml
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Tzigart
Category: World>Français>Régional>Europe>France>Commerce et économie>Arts et divertissements>Musique>Artistes à louer
Agence événementielle specialiste de musiques slave et tzigane. Portail d'informations, label de production de disque. Paris.
http://www.tzigart.com
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The story of Col. Allen Allensworth
Category: Society>Ethnicity>African>African-American>Literature>Authors
A book about Col. Allen Allensworth, the US Military's first Black Chaplain. A former slave who rose through the military ranks and founded an all black town in California.
http://inkling.hypermart.net/
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The John and Sarah Exhibit
Category: Shopping>Ethnic and Regional>North American>African American>Educational Resources
Mixed media documentary installation about a nineteenth century slave family from North Carolina.
http://www.johnandsarah.org/
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Barbara Ann Fishing Charters
Category: Regional>North America>Canada>Northwest Territories>Localities>Yellowknife>Travel and Tourism
Boat cruises and fishing excursions on Great slave Lake.
http://www.fishingcharter.com/greatslavelake/
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QADPZ - Open Source System for Distributed Computing
Category: Computers>Computer Science>Distributed Computing>Projects
The system allows the management/use of the computational power of idle computers in a network. Based on a client-master-slave architecture, using message based communication.
http://qadpz.sourceforge.net
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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Category: Regional>North America>United States>Washington, DC>Arts and Entertainment>Architecture>Historic Buildings
Douglass, a former slave, became one of the pre-eminent crusaders against slavery as a speaker, writer and publisher. His home in Washington, where he lived from 1877 to 1895, is now a National Park Service site.
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html
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