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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... punished . In Colchester in Essex , aldermen were required to donate loans of £ 20 , and councillors £ 10 , to buy ... punishment for the able - bodied , those ' rogues and vagabonds ' who , in the view of the better placed , should be ...
... punished . In Colchester in Essex , aldermen were required to donate loans of £ 20 , and councillors £ 10 , to buy ... punishment for the able - bodied , those ' rogues and vagabonds ' who , in the view of the better placed , should be ...
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... punished with death . Even ' intemperate railings ' against authority was a capital offence carrying the same punishment as murder or sodomy . Along with murder , sodomy , rape and lese - majesty , the code made blasphemy and irregular ...
... punished with death . Even ' intemperate railings ' against authority was a capital offence carrying the same punishment as murder or sodomy . Along with murder , sodomy , rape and lese - majesty , the code made blasphemy and irregular ...
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... punished for running away , and , what is more , for running away together with white servants . The whites they ran with received especially vicious punishment , too , though short of enslavement for life . This would be reserved for ...
... punished for running away , and , what is more , for running away together with white servants . The whites they ran with received especially vicious punishment , too , though short of enslavement for life . This would be reserved for ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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| Titre | White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America |
| Auteurs | Don Jordan, Michael Walsh |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | Mainstream, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1845961951, 9781845961954 |
| Longueur | 320 pages |
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