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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... became a model for Native Americans being cleared from the Chesapeake . During the Cromwell era , still more were displaced and Ireland became a major source of slaves for the New World . CHAPTER TEN 155 DISSENT IN THE NORTH Until the ...
... became a model for Native Americans being cleared from the Chesapeake . During the Cromwell era , still more were displaced and Ireland became a major source of slaves for the New World . CHAPTER TEN 155 DISSENT IN THE NORTH Until the ...
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... became known , a hue and cry was raised for the perpetrator of what Lord Macaulay called this ' horrible and mysterious crime ' . The murderer was tracked down , only to be let off after he paid the judge in the case a truly massive ...
... became known , a hue and cry was raised for the perpetrator of what Lord Macaulay called this ' horrible and mysterious crime ' . The murderer was tracked down , only to be let off after he paid the judge in the case a truly massive ...
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... became the Woolwich Arsenal . As soon as war began , hulks also became Britain's chosen solution to the problem of housing prisoners of war in America . Decommissioned ships moored in the British navy base in New York's Wallabout Bay ...
... became the Woolwich Arsenal . As soon as war began , hulks also became Britain's chosen solution to the problem of housing prisoners of war in America . Decommissioned ships moored in the British navy base in New York's Wallabout Bay ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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