Immigration & Slave Trade

First Sight of the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the Olympic
Edwin Levick
Men, women, and children line the side of the Olympic and fill the upper deck as they pass the Statue of Liberty in the New York Harbor. 058705

Reconstruct the immigrant's maritime experience, and in particular, emigration to North America. View selected passenger lists and indexes, as well as books on immigrant ships, early trans-Atlantic migrations, and immigration law. Uncover information on forced migrations, such as the transatlantic and coastal slave trades, and the movement of indentured servants.

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