Enslavers in the U.S. Congress

In January 2022, the Washington Post published a remarkable database of every member of the United States Congress known to have enslaved other Americans -- a list containing 1,715 names.

This project aims to:

1. Add every member of Congress from that list, building new tree branches as needed
2. Note the member of Congress' status as an enslaver on their profile
3. Help add documentation to profiles as needed

The master list is available to Post subscribers, but if you'd like to help with the project and don't have a subscription, please contact the project creator.

A systemic, state-by-state approach might be the easiest way to get all of the profiles included.

Progress note: As of 12 January 2022, all 137 known enslavers who represented Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, and Delaware have been added to the project; next up is 14 enslavers from Florida.