Fatoumata Seck

The Senegal Liberations Project brings together educators from the U.S. and West Africa to address the lack of attention to slavery and freedom within Africa. For descendant communities, and those around the world who continue to live in slavery's centuries-long repercussions, this project opens access to sources, tools, and analysis to craft a fuller and more just narrative of this fraught moment in global history. Its key source is the Senegalese Registers of Liberation (1857-1903), which documents 28,349 enslaved Africans in Senegal who presented themselves to French colonial officials to request certificates of liberty. Deliverables: accessible database of liberated Africans, public-school curriculum, collaborative research projects, animated digital story, bilingual website.