eighteenth centuries
Foul Means: The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1660-1740
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Challenging the generally accepted belief that the introduction of racial slavery to America was an unplanned consequence of a scarce labor market, Anthony Parent, Jr., contends that during a brief period spanning the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries a small but powerful planter class, acting to further its emerging economic interests, intentionally brought racial slavery to Virginia. Parent bases his argument on three historical developments: the exp… More >>
Foul Means: The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1660-1740
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White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, 300,000 people or more became slaves there in all but name. Urchins were swept up from London’s streets to labour in the tobacco fields, brothels were raided to provide ‘breeders’ for Virginia and hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants, unaware they would become chattels who could be bought, sold and gambled away. Drawing on letters, diaries, and court and government archives, the authors demonstr… More >>
White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America
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