In the South has been documented in volumes ranging from exhaustive histories to bestselling novels. But the North's profit from'indeed, dependence on'slavery has mostly been a shameful and well-kept secret ... until now. In this startling and superbly researched new book, three…
Slavery in the South has been documented in volumes ranging from exhaustive histories to bestselling novels. But the North's profit from -- indeed, dependence on -- slavery has mostly been a shameful and well-kept secret ... until now. In this startling and superbly researched n…
Three long-neglected logbooks from Connecticut's slave trade raise questions about memory and collective forgetting.
In 1757, a sailing ship owned by an affluent Connecticut merchant sailed from New London to the tiny island of Bence in Sierra Leone, West Africa, to take on fresh water and slaves. On board was the owner's son, on a training voyage to learn the trade. The Logbooks explores that…
In 1757, a sailing ship owned by an affluent Connecticut merchant sailed from New London to the tiny island of Bence in Sierra Leone, West Africa, to take on fresh water and slaves. On board was the owner's son, on a training voyage to learn the trade. The Logbooks explores that…
Three long-neglected logbooks from Connecticut's slave trade raise questions about memory and collective forgetting.