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Vor 2 Tagen · The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day. Likewise, its victims have come from many different ethnicities and religious groups. The social, economic, and legal positions of slaves have differed vastly in different systems of slavery in different times and places.
Vor 2 Tagen · Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law is a HeinOnline collection that brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
Vor 5 Tagen · As a historian of slavery and abolition, I believe there were five key factors that converged in the early 19th century to make abolition possible: 1. The Rise of Organized Abolitionism. The British abolition movement emerged in the late 18th century, catalyzed by a potent combination of religious revival, Enlightenment humanism, and growing ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The second perspective, latterly argued by João Pedro Marques’s essay in the edited collection Who Abolished Slavery?, downplays the actions of slaves and people of color in demise of slavery, while giving credit for emancipation to white European and American abolitionists and politicians.
Vor 4 Tagen · Summary. Communities of runaway slaves, more commonly known as “Maroon communities,” were created throughout the Americas. Enslaved people ran away from their owners all the time, often just for a few days, but some decided never to return to slavery and instead found permanent (or semi-permanent) refuge from the harsh life on the plantations in swamps, jungles, forests, and mountains.
Vor 2 Tagen · Background. 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Human toll. Conditions of slavery on plantations before and after abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. Diseases. European competition. New World destinations. Economics of slavery. Effects. End of the Atlantic slave trade. Legacy. See also. References. Further reading. External links.
Vor einem Tag · Irreparable Evil: An Essay in Moral and Reparatory History by David Scott, Ruth and William Lubic Professor in the Department of Anthropology, explores the legacy of slavery and its moral and political implications, offering a nuanced intervention into debates over reparations. Scott reconsiders the story of New World slavery in a series of ...
