White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream, 2007 - 320 pages "White cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Briatin's American colonies." "Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Jordan and Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule." --book jacket. |
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... CHAPTER FIVE 89 THE JAGGED EDGE The New World was a magnet for the poor . To get there , they had to mortgage their labour in advance . They were not to know that they had contracted into slavery and might well die in bondage . CHAPTER ...
... CHAPTER FIVE 89 THE JAGGED EDGE The New World was a magnet for the poor . To get there , they had to mortgage their labour in advance . They were not to know that they had contracted into slavery and might well die in bondage . CHAPTER ...
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... CHAPTER ELEVEN 169 THE PLANTER FROM ANGOLA The idea that Africans were Virginia's first slaves is revealed as a myth through the story of one who became a planter himself and went on to own whites as well as blacks . CHAPTER TWELVE ...
... CHAPTER ELEVEN 169 THE PLANTER FROM ANGOLA The idea that Africans were Virginia's first slaves is revealed as a myth through the story of one who became a planter himself and went on to own whites as well as blacks . CHAPTER TWELVE ...
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... CHAPTER FIFTEEN 213 QUEEN ANNE'S GOLDEN BOOK Bogus promises of free land persuaded hordes of Europeans to sell up and leave for America . They began a nightmare journey that left some so impoverished they sold their children to pay the ...
... CHAPTER FIFTEEN 213 QUEEN ANNE'S GOLDEN BOOK Bogus promises of free land persuaded hordes of Europeans to sell up and leave for America . They began a nightmare journey that left some so impoverished they sold their children to pay the ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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