"Shortly after the first Europeans arrived in seventeenth-century New England, they began to import Africans and capture the area's indigenous peoples as slaves. By the eve of the American Revolution, enslaved people comprised only about 4 percent of the population, but slavery had become...

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1. Verfasser:	Hardesty, Jared Ross (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Amherst Bright Leaf [2019]
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1600-1775 Slavery / New England / History Slaves / New England / History Indian slaves / New England / History Ethnische Beziehungen > Motiv Sklave New England / Race relations New England / History / Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Neuengland
Zusammenfassung:	"Shortly after the first Europeans arrived in seventeenth-century New England, they began to import Africans and capture the area's indigenous peoples as slaves. By the eve of the American Revolution, enslaved people comprised only about 4 percent of the population, but slavery had become instrumental to the region's economy and had shaped its cultural traditions. This story of slavery in New England has been little told. In this concise yet comprehensive history, Jared Ross Hardesty focuses on the individual stories of enslaved people, bringing their experiences to life. He also explores larger issues such as the importance of slavery to the colonization of the region and to agriculture and industry, New England's deep connections to Caribbean plantation societies, and the significance of emancipation movements in the era of the American Revolution. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of New England"--
Beschreibung:	xx, 175 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:	9781625344564 9781625344571