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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... slave trader selling the first slaves to America . Book after book listed the barter at Point Comfort as the moment slavery began . In reality , the road to slavery was already being laid through indentured servitude and John Jupe's ...
... slave trader selling the first slaves to America . Book after book listed the barter at Point Comfort as the moment slavery began . In reality , the road to slavery was already being laid through indentured servitude and John Jupe's ...
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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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... slaves in Virginia and 6,000 white servants . By the end of the century , the gap was closing fast . Estimates put ... slaves became more worth buying . One might have expected this to be the beginning of the end for the white slave ...
... slaves in Virginia and 6,000 white servants . By the end of the century , the gap was closing fast . Estimates put ... slaves became more worth buying . One might have expected this to be the beginning of the end for the white slave ...
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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