1. Slavery, Race, and Finance in the British Cape Colony, C.1800-1834 • Kara Dimitruk, Stellenbosch University; Kate Ekama, Stellenbosch University; Christie Swanepoel, University of the Western Cape.

2. Racial Differences in Childhood Mortality during the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries • David Hacker, Deoartment of History - Binghamton Univeristy; Jonas Helgertz, University of Minnesota/Lund University; Richard L. Steckel, The Ohio State University; Nicolas Ziebarth, Auburn University.

3. Did America’s Enslaved Population Produce One-Half of Antebellum Us National Product? • Paul Rhode, Economics--University of Michigan.