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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The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America Don Jordan, Michael Walsh. Of course , black slavery had hideous aspects that whites did not experience , but they suffered horrors in common , many of which were first endured ...
The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America Don Jordan, Michael Walsh. Of course , black slavery had hideous aspects that whites did not experience , but they suffered horrors in common , many of which were first endured ...
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... slaves were becoming the norm and all the colonies had passed laws either recognising slavery in principle or specifically legalising it . Massachusetts led the way in 1641 , followed by Connecticut in 1650 , Virginia in 1661 , Maryland ...
... slaves were becoming the norm and all the colonies had passed laws either recognising slavery in principle or specifically legalising it . Massachusetts led the way in 1641 , followed by Connecticut in 1650 , Virginia in 1661 , Maryland ...
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... slavery , Eric Williams pointed to the many differing types of servitude and bondage , being careful to make distinctions between them and what he saw as the true slavery suffered by Africans - a life term that was inherited by their ...
... slavery , Eric Williams pointed to the many differing types of servitude and bondage , being careful to make distinctions between them and what he saw as the true slavery suffered by Africans - a life term that was inherited by their ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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acres Africans Algonquin America Annesley arrived Barbados became began Berkeley Hundred black slaves bondage boys Bradnox Bridewell British Captain Carolina CHAPTER Charles Charles Keeling Chesapeake Christopher claimed colonists colony convicts Coopy court death died Elizabeth emigrants England English enslaved felons followed forced free-willers freedom gaols George Gilbert gold Governor headright headright system History Humphrey Gilbert hundred indentured servants Ireland Irish island James Jamestown kidnapped King labour land later lives London Lord Maryland master merchants Mittelberger months murder Native Americans Negroes numbers Palatines Pennsylvania plantation planters poor Popham Popham colony prisoners Privy Council punishment Queen Raleigh rebellion rebels records reported returned Richard River Robert runaway sailed Scotland Scots sell sent servitude settlement settlers seventeenth century ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Thomas Smythe slavery Smith sold Spanish spirit story sugar tobacco took trade transportation Virginia Company voyage whipping white servants William Williamson women wrote young