By Dan White In the process, this group, consisting of five University of California, Santa Cruz students and five students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved people’s lives in America. Of the HBCU students, four were from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and one was from Xavier University in New Orleans. This cohort spent part of their time compiling entries by hand and contributing them to the Intra-American Slave Trade Database, hosted on the website SlaveVoyages.org. The students delved into the historical intricacies of the slave trade, while adding to the historical record, helping future scholars understand the
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