Today's episode will focus on Enslaved.org, an innovative online digital history project that through datasets that contributors have created by extracting information from historical sources, it documents the lives of hundreds of thousands of named enslaved individuals in mainland North America and the larger Atlantic world.The project's database and partnerships, including with FamilySearch, enable scholars and genealogists to study and trace the histories of enslaved individuals, while also highlighting the importance of making historical data accessible to diverse audiences.

At Michigan State University, Walter Hawthorne is a professor of African, Atlantic, and Digital History; director of Enslaved.org; and an editor of the Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation. He has published books and articles about Atlantic slavery and received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mellon Foundation for the creation of online digital projects that allow anyone with a computer and internet connection to explore the history of slavery.

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