Abstract:
This introduction provides a broad overview to the context of digital humanities projects dealing with enslaved people and frames the debate over the ethics and politics of using the names of enslaved people. For some descendant communities, listing the names of enslaved people contributes to searches for genealogical connections; for other communities where the stigma of enslaved descent still prevails, such projects may do harm. This introduction explores these issues in relationship to the articles included in this special collection.
Authors: Walter Hawthorne (Michigan State University), Richard Roberts (Stanford University), Fatoumata Seck (Stanford University), Rebecca Wall (Loyola Marymount University)
Publication: Digital Humanities Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 1 (2025)