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Book Synopsis Enslaved, Indentured, Free by : Mary Elise Antoine
Download or read book Enslaved, Indentured, Free written by Mary Elise Antoine and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made slavery illegal in the territory that would later become Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. However, many Black individuals’ rights were denied by white enslavers who continued to hold them captive in the territory well into the nineteenth century. Set in this period of American history, Enslaved, Indentured, Free shines a light on five extraordinary Black women—Marianne, Mariah, Patsey, Rachel, and Courtney—whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Focusing on these five women, Mary Elise Antoine explores the history of slavery in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, relying on legal documents, military records, court transcripts, and personal correspondence. Whether through perseverance, self-purchase, or freedom suits—including one suit that was used as precedent in Dred and Harriet Scott’s freedom suits years later—each of these women ultimately secured her freedom, thanks in part to the bonds they forged with one another.
Book Synopsis A Question of Freedom by : William G. Thomas
Download or read book A Question of Freedom written by William G. Thomas and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history For over seventy years and five generations, the enslaved families of Prince George’s County, Maryland, filed hundreds of suits for their freedom against a powerful circle of slaveholders, taking their cause all the way to the Supreme Court. Between 1787 and 1861, these lawsuits challenged the legitimacy of slavery in American law and put slavery on trial in the nation’s capital. Piecing together evidence once dismissed in court and buried in the archives, William Thomas tells an intricate and intensely human story of the enslaved families (the Butlers, Queens, Mahoneys, and others), their lawyers (among them a young Francis Scott Key), and the slaveholders who fought to defend slavery, beginning with the Jesuit priests who held some of the largest plantations in the nation and founded a college at Georgetown. A Question of Freedom asks us to reckon with the moral problem of slavery and its legacies in the present day.
Book Synopsis Gleanings of Freedom by : Max Grivno
Download or read book Gleanings of Freedom written by Max Grivno and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century landowners in the hinterlands of Baltimore, Maryland, cobbled together workforces from a diverse labor population of black and white apprentices, indentured servants, slaves, and hired workers. This book examines the intertwined lives of the poor whites, slaves, and free blacks who lived and worked in this wheat-producing region along the Mason–Dixon Line. Drawing from court records, the diaries, letters, and ledgers of farmers and small planters, and other archival sources, Max Grivno reconstructs how these poorest of southerners eked out their livings and struggled to maintain their families and their freedom in the often unforgiving rural economy.
Book Synopsis South to Freedom by : Alice L Baumgartner
Download or read book South to Freedom written by Alice L Baumgartner and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant and surprising account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial role of slaves who escaped to Mexico. The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico, where slavery was abolished in 1837. In South to Freedom, historianAlice L. Baumgartner tells the story of why Mexico abolished slavery and how its increasingly radical antislavery policies fueled the sectional crisis in the United States. Southerners hoped that annexing Texas and invading Mexico in the 1840s would stop runaways and secure slavery's future. Instead, the seizure of Alta California and Nuevo México upset the delicate political balance between free and slave states. This is a revelatory and essential new perspective on antebellum America and the causes of the Civil War.
Download or read book Before Dred Scott written by Anne Twitty and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of slave and slaveholder understanding and manipulation of formal legal systems in the region known as the American Confluence during the antebellum era.
Download or read book Ending Slavery written by Kevin Bales and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-09-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "None of us is truly free while others remain enslaved. The continuing existence of slavery is one of the greatest tragedies facing our global humanity. Today we finally have the means and increasingly the conviction to end this scourge and to bring millions of slaves to freedom. Read Kevin Bales's practical and inspiring book, and you will discover how our world can be free at last."—Desmond Tutu "Ever since the Emancipation Proclamation, Americans have congratulated themselves on ending slavery once and for all. But did we? Kevin Bales is a powerful and effective voice in pointing out the appalling degree to which servitude, forced labor and outright slavery still exist in today's world, even here. This book is a valuable primer on the persistence of these evils, their intricate links to poverty, corruption and globalization—and what we can do to combat them. He's a modern-day William Lloyd Garrison."—Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves "I know modern slavery from the inside, and since coming to freedom I am committed to end it forever. This book shows us how to make a world where no more childhoods will be stolen and sold as mine was."—Given Kachepa, former U.S. slave, recipient of the Yoshiyama Award "Kevin Bales does not just pontificate from behind a desk. From the charcoal pits of Brazil to the brothels of Thailand, he has seen the victims of modern day slavery. In Ending Slavery, Bales gives us an update on what's happening (and not happening), and a controversial plan to abolish slavery in the 21st century. This is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the great human rights issue of our times."—Ambassador John Miller, former director of the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Book Synopsis The Underground Railroad by : Judy Dodge Cummings
Download or read book The Underground Railroad written by Judy Dodge Cummings and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine leaving everything you’ve ever known—your friends, family, and home—to travel along roads you’ve never seen before, getting help from people you’ve never met before, with the constant threat of capture hovering over your every move. Would you risk your life on the Underground Railroad to gain freedom from slavery? In The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom, readers ages 9 to 12 examine how slavery developed in the United States and what motivated abolitionists to work for its destruction. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses operated by conductors and station masters, both black and white. Readers follow true stories of enslaved people who braved patrols, the wilderness, hunger, and their own fear in a quest for freedom. In The Underground Railroad, readers dissect primary sources, including slave narratives and runaway ads. Projects include composing a song with a hidden message and navigating by reading the nighttime sky. Amidst the countless tragedies that centuries of slavery brought to African Americans lie tales of hope, resistance, courage, sacrifice, and victory—truly an American story.
Download or read book Slavery Today written by Kevin Bales and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses worldwide modern slavery and its effects, including the types of modern slavery, its relationship with globalization, and how the world can end slavery.
Book Synopsis Slavery, Freedom and Culture Among Early American Workers by : Graham Russell Hodges
Download or read book Slavery, Freedom and Culture Among Early American Workers written by Graham Russell Hodges and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text consists of six chapters, all on the related subjects of black revolt, slavery, freemanship and labour. A short introduction organizes the collection and argues its importance for historians of early American labour, slavery, black studies and general history.
Download or read book White Cargo written by Don Jordan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-03-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the tobacco fields, where life expectancy was no more than two years. Brothels were raided to provide "breeders" for Virginia. Hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants, unaware they would become personal property who could be bought, sold, and even gambled away. Transported convicts were paraded for sale like livestock. Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Don Jordan and Michael Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule. The trade ended with American independence, but the British still tried to sell convicts in their former colonies, which prompted one of the most audacious plots in Anglo-American history. This is a saga of exploration and cruelty spanning 170 years that has been submerged under the overwhelming memory of black slavery. White Cargo brings the brutal, uncomfortable story to the surface.
Download or read book Unfreedom written by Jared Ross Hardesty and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016 Reveals the lived experience of slaves in eighteenth-century Boston Instead of relying on the traditional dichotomy of slavery and freedom, Hardesty argues we should understand slavery in Boston as part of a continuum of unfreedom. In this context, African slavery existed alongside many other forms of oppression, including Native American slavery, indentured servitude, apprenticeship, and pauper apprenticeship. In this hierarchical and inherently unfree world, enslaved Bostonians were more concerned with their everyday treatment and honor than with emancipation, as they pushed for autonomy, protected their families and communities, and demanded a place in society. Drawing on exhaustive research in colonial legal records – including wills, court documents, and minutes of governmental bodies – as well as newspapers, church records, and other contemporaneous sources, Hardesty masterfully reconstructs an eighteenth-century Atlantic world of unfreedom that stretched from Europe to Africa to America. By reassessing the lives of enslaved Bostonians as part of a social order structured by ties of dependence, Hardesty not only demonstrates how African slaves were able to decode their new homeland and shape the terms of their enslavement, but also tells the story of how marginalized peoples engrained themselves in the very fabric of colonial American society.
Book Synopsis A Guide to the History of Slavery in Maryland by : Ira Berlin
Download or read book A Guide to the History of Slavery in Maryland written by Ira Berlin and published by . This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lost History Unearthed by : Jarvis Quinnon Blackmon, Jr
Download or read book Lost History Unearthed written by Jarvis Quinnon Blackmon, Jr and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lost History Unearthed: The Shocking Transition from Indentured Servitude to Illegal Slavery" The pages of history often hold stories that challenge our perceptions and beliefs, revealing the complexities of humanity's past. The captivating tale of the transition from indentured servitude to illegal slavery during the Elizabethan era in England and its subsequent impact on the birth of slavery in North America is one such revelation. Delving into this lost history, we uncover a shocking journey that spans continents and centuries, shedding light on the indifference and inaction that perpetuated a reprehensible system. The Elizabethan period in England was plagued by soaring unemployment and widespread poverty, leading to the introduction of the Statute of Apprentices in 1562. This statute, drawing inspiration from London's guild system, aimed to combat poverty through forced labor. It allowed householders to take on apprentices, mostly the sons of freemen, for a seven-year term to learn a trade. However, this approach proved ineffective, and famine gripped England in the 1590s, highlighting the inadequacy of existing measures. In 1601, the English Parliament passed the Poor Laws in an attempt to address the persistent unemployment and poverty. The laws designated church wardens as overseers of the poor, responsible for finding work for impoverished children and unemployed adults. Yet, despite these efforts, poverty remained entrenched, and a novel solution was needed. The turning point came in 1606 when the Virginia Company was chartered with establishing a colony in North America. Drawing inspiration from the English Poor Laws, the concept of bonded labor took hold. This arrangement involved privately indentured servants, who signed contracts agreeing to work for a specified term upon arrival in Jamestown. The term usually lasted seven years, mirroring the Statute of Apprentices back in England. The seeds of slavery were sown in 1619 when the first African slaves arrived at the Jamestown dock. Initially, these Africans were treated as indentured servants with limited terms of service, similar to their European counterparts. However, a significant shift occurred in 1662 when the Virginia Assembly enacted the "partus sequitur" doctrine, stating that the offspring of an enslaved woman would inherit her status as a slave, a departure from English common law. This, combined with a 1699 act ordering the deportation of all free Negroes, solidified the notion that being black equated to lifelong enslavement. Surprisingly, despite the dissolution of the Virginia Company in 1624, the Crown and Parliament showed little interference as colonial legislative bodies allowed slavery to grow unimpeded. The indifference of English society further perpetuated this reprehensible practice, with profitable trade in enslaved individuals becoming too enticing to challenge. The historical account offers two vital lessons in jurisprudence. Firstly, it warns of the dangers of adopting legal institutions without the necessary safeguards, as the lack of protections surrounding English slavery laid the groundwork for the horrors of chattel slavery. Secondly, it underscores the consequences of governmental passivity in the face of economic exploitation and social injustice, enabling the dehumanization of African slaves. As we reflect on this lost history, let us be inspired by those who eventually rose against injustice, striving to build a society where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Understanding the mistakes of the past can empower us to forge a future free from the shackles of indifference and inaction, ensuring that such horrors never stain our collective conscience again.
Book Synopsis Slavery and Resistance by : Anne Devereaux Jordan
Download or read book Slavery and Resistance written by Anne Devereaux Jordan and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2007 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes slavery in the United States from colonial times up to the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865 by : William Henry Williams
Download or read book Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865 written by William Henry Williams and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text for courses in colonial and antebellum history. It analyzes the 'peculiar institution' in the First State.
Book Synopsis America's Forgotten Caste by : Rodney Barfield
Download or read book America's Forgotten Caste written by Rodney Barfield and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free blacks in antebellum America lived in a twilight world of oppressive laws and customs designed to suppress their mobility and their integration into civil society. Free blacks were free only to the extent of white tolerance in their community or town. They were at the mercy of the lowest members of the dominant race who could punish them on a whim. They were, in the words of a 19th century European traveler to America, "masterless slaves." Nonetheless, many successful and even prominent blacks emerged from the mire of oppressive laws and general public disdain to realize major achievements. Though excluded from the political process, from education, and from most professions they became preachers, teachers, missionaries, contractors, artisans, boat captains, and wealthy entrepreneurs. Members of this twilight social and legal class, which numbered nearly a half million by 1860, made great accomplishments against strong opposition in the first half of the 19th century. The history of America and of American slavery is woefully incomplete without their story.
Book Synopsis Reading for the Enslaved, Writing for the Free by : E. Jennifer Monaghan
Download or read book Reading for the Enslaved, Writing for the Free written by E. Jennifer Monaghan and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
