White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream Pub., 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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... runaway insisted that he had been held for seven years beyond his indentured term . The neighbour , Robert Parker , believed Casor and kept him on his own plantation . Johnson was determined to get his property back and went to court ...
... runaway insisted that he had been held for seven years beyond his indentured term . The neighbour , Robert Parker , believed Casor and kept him on his own plantation . Johnson was determined to get his property back and went to court ...
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... runaway notice in the Maryland Gazette . This described Barrett and noted that he ' had also an iron collar on ' . The collar was apparently fitted after a previous escape attempt and ' left on to facilitate his return to the furnace ...
... runaway notice in the Maryland Gazette . This described Barrett and noted that he ' had also an iron collar on ' . The collar was apparently fitted after a previous escape attempt and ' left on to facilitate his return to the furnace ...
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... runaway black slave ; in much of the eighteenth century , the runaway was more likely to be white . There is no more vivid an insight into this class of people than the wanted notices posted by their masters . The selection below is ...
... runaway black slave ; in much of the eighteenth century , the runaway was more likely to be white . There is no more vivid an insight into this class of people than the wanted notices posted by their masters . The selection below is ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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