Event: Slavery Database

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APRIL 16, 2026 6:00 PM | ROOM 9205/06

GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY – 365 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK NY 10016

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Join us in this event where CLACLS’ Executive Director, Laird Bergad will present his most recent data collection enterprise. Bergad will be joined by Herman Bennett, Executive Officer and Distinguished Professor of Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies, and James Oakes, Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) of History.

The Cuban slave database consists of detailed demographic and economic data on 33,919 Cuban slaves between 1769 and 1886. These data were collected from the Notarial Protocols from Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago housed in the Archivo Nacional de Cuba in 1988.

The Brazilian slave database consists of detailed demographic and economic data on 119,963 Brazilian slaves from different locations in the province (now state) of Minas Gerais: Diamantina, Ouro Preto, Mariana, São João del Rei, and São José del Rei. The sources were the post-mortem inventories housed in the local archives in each of these cities.

Access the database here:

Slavery Database

Citation 

Bergad, Laird W. Cuban and Brazilian Slave Databases, 1769-1886 and 1707-1888. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-11-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39159.v1

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