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	The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, a part of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, is dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of knowledge concerning all aspects of chattel slavery and its destruction. To learn more about the Center's programs, subscribe to our newsletter. Visit our Photo Gallery of past events.
What's New at the Gilder Lehrman Center 2008 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner Announced Stephanie E. Smallwood, Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington, Seattle, has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Frederick Douglass Book Prize, awarded for the best book written in English on slavery or abolition. Smallwood won for her book, Saltwater Slavery: A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora (Harvard University Press). [Press Release] Slavery and the Slave Trades in the Indian Ocean and Arab Worlds: Global Connections and Disconnections Tenth Annual International Conference. Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8, 2008 Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT David Blight awarded the Connecticut Center for the Book’s 2008 Connecticut Book Award in Nonfiction David Blight was honored with the Connecticut Center for the Book’s 2008 Connecticut Book Award in Nonfiction for his book A Slave No More. The prize was awarded on Sunday, September 21 at a ceremony in the atrium of the Hartford Public Library. This Seventh Annual award recognized the rich history and present vibrancy of literature in Connecticut by honoring authors, illustrators, and book designers who have ties to the state. Other finalists for the nonfiction category included The Children in Room E, by Susan Eaton and Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis. More information about the Connecticut Center for the Book and the Connecticut Book Awards can be found at http://www.hartfordpl.lib.ct.us/cfb/cba2008PR_finalists.htm. Citizens All: African Americans in Connecticut, 1700-1850 Follow the African American journey to citizenship and uncover paths that lead to current global issues and hometown stories of yesteryear. Visit the Citizens All website at http://cmi2.yale.edu/citizens_all/. Slavery and Freedom in American History and Memory The Gilder Lehrman Center, in partnership with ACES, the New Haven area's Regional Educational Service Center, has been awarded a three-year Teaching American History grant through the Department of Education to introduce New Haven area teachers to the history of U.S. slavery and its legacy. For program information and teaching resources, visit the program website.