This series was written by Paul Davis, a reporter for The Journal’s South County edition, with photographs by Frieda Squires and illustrations by Frank Gerardi.

Last year, Davis and Squires produced the three-part series Priscilla – A Slave Story, an unprecedented account of a girl’s journey from West Africa to South Carolina on a slave ship owned by Rhode Island merchants.

Web production

The online version of this series has been a collaborative effort between the staff of projo.com and The Providence Journal.

For the Web

Multimedia concept and supervision by projo.com chief designer Mike Foran
Multimedia design and format by projo.com designer Beth Heaney
Multimedia technical and visuals support by projo.com designer Kathleen DeVault
Production: Frank Carnevale, Mike McDermott, with Andrea Panciera
Supervised by Tom Heslin, managing editor for new media

From The Journal

Series editor Carol Young, designer Cecilia Prestamo, graphic designer George Sylvia and copy editor Steve Jusczyk
With: Michael Delaney

Music

Background music for this series is courtesy of Eliane Aberdam, who teaches composition and theory at the University of Rhode Island. For more information, including a performance schedule, visit http://www.geocities.com/aberdam
Music arranged for this project by projo.com chief designer Mike Foran

Linking

Interested organizations may link to the full series, at http://www.projo.com/slavery, or to individual links within the series.