James Dewolf And The Rhode Island Slave Trade
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James Dewolf And The Rhode Island Slave Trade
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Author : Cynthia Mestad Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-04-01
James Dewolf And The Rhode Island Slave Trade written by Cynthia Mestad Johnson and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Photography categories.
Over thirty thousand slaves were brought to the shores of colonial America on ships owned and captained by James DeWolf. When the United States took action to abolish slavery, this Bristol native manipulated the legal system and became actively involved in Rhode Island politics in order to pursue his trading ventures. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the state of Rhode Island and as a United States senator, all while continuing the slave trade years after passage of the Federal Slave Trade Act of 1808. DeWolf's political power and central role in sustaining the state's economy allowed him to evade prosecution from local and federal authorities--even on counts of murder. Through archival records, author Cynthia Mestad Johnson uncovers the secrets of James DeWolf and tells an unsettling story of corruption and exploitation in the Ocean State from slave ships to politics.
Inheriting The Trade
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Author : Thomas Norman DeWolf
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2008-01-15
Inheriting The Trade written by Thomas Norman DeWolf and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-15 with History categories.
A trailblazing memoir about one family’s quest to face its slave-trading past, and an urgent call for reconciliation In 2001, Thomas DeWolf discovered that he was related to the most successful slave-trading family in U.S. history, responsible for transporting at least ten thousand Africans. This is his memoir of the journey in which ten family members retraced their ancestors' steps through the notorious triangle trade route—from New England to West Africa to Cuba—and uncovered the hidden history of New England and the other northern states. A difficult but necessary examination of the slave trade, racism, and privilege in the United States, Inheriting the Trade is a powerful call for white America to reassess what they have been taught about their own ancestors, about slavery and wealth, and about America both past and present.
Dark Work
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Author : Christy Clark-Pujara
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2018-03-06
Dark Work written by Christy Clark-Pujara and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-06 with History categories.
Tells the story of one state in particular whose role in the slave trade was outsized: Rhode Island Historians have written expansively about the slave economy and its vital role in early American economic life. Like their northern neighbors, Rhode Islanders bought and sold slaves and supplies that sustained plantations throughout the Americas; however, nowhere else was this business so important. During the colonial period trade with West Indian planters provided Rhode Islanders with molasses, the key ingredient for their number one export: rum. More than 60 percent of all the slave ships that left North America left from Rhode Island. During the antebellum period Rhode Islanders were the leading producers of “negro cloth,” a coarse wool-cotton material made especially for enslaved blacks in the American South. Clark-Pujara draws on the documents of the state, the business, organizational, and personal records of their enslavers, and the few first-hand accounts left by enslaved and free black Rhode Islanders to reconstruct their lived experiences. The business of slavery encouraged slaveholding, slowed emancipation and led to circumscribed black freedom. Enslaved and free black people pushed back against their bondage and the restrictions placed on their freedom. It is convenient, especially for northerners, to think of slavery as southern institution. The erasure or marginalization of the northern black experience and the centrality of the business of slavery to the northern economy allows for a dangerous fiction—that North has no history of racism to overcome. But we cannot afford such a delusion if we are to truly reconcile with our past.
A Bristol Rhode Island And Matanzas Cuba Slavery Connection
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Author : Rafael Ocasio
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-11-22
A Bristol Rhode Island And Matanzas Cuba Slavery Connection written by Rafael Ocasio and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-22 with Social Science categories.
In the early 19th century, Cuba emerged as the world’s largest producer of sugar and the United States its most important buyer. Barely documented today, there was a close commercial relationship between Cuba and the Rhode Island coastal town of Bristol. The citizens of Bristol were heavily involved in the slavery trade and owned sugarcane plantations in Cuba and also served as staff workers at these facilities. Available in print for the first time is a diary that sheds light on this connection. Mr. George Howe, Esquire (1791–1837), documented his tasks at a Bristolian-owned plantation called New Hope, which was owned by well-known Bristol merchant, slave trader, and US senator James DeWolf (1764–1837). Howe expressed mixed personal feelings about local slavery work practices. He felt lucky to be employed and was determined to do his job well, in spite of the harsh conditions operating at New Hope, but he also struggled with his personal feelings regarding slavery. Though an oppressive system, it was at the core of New Hope’s financial success and, therefore, Howe’s well-being as an employee. This book examines Howe’s diary entries in the thematic context of the local Costumbrista literary production. Costumbrismo both documented local customs and critically analyzed social ills. In his letters to relatives and friends Howe depicted a more personal reaction to the underpinnings of slavery practices, a reaction reflecting early abolitionist sentiments.
Sons Of Providence
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Author : Charles Rappleye
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-05-15
Sons Of Providence written by Charles Rappleye and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the author of "American Mafioso" comes the story of the Brown brothers, leading slave merchants of Providence, Rhode Island, during the time of the American Revolution.
Documents Illustrative Of The History Of The Slave Trade To America New England And The Middle Colonies
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Author : Elizabeth Donnan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Documents Illustrative Of The History Of The Slave Trade To America New England And The Middle Colonies written by Elizabeth Donnan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Slave trade categories.
The United States And The Transatlantic Slave Trade To The Americas 1776 1867
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Author : Leonardo Marques
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-01
The United States And The Transatlantic Slave Trade To The Americas 1776 1867 written by Leonardo Marques and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Slave trade categories.
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The Slave Trade
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Author : Matthew Kachur
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2006
The Slave Trade written by Matthew Kachur and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Electronic books categories.
Traces the history of the transatlantic slave trade between Africa and the Americas.
Interpreting Slavery At Museums And Historic Sites
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Author : Kristin L. Gallas
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-12-23
Interpreting Slavery At Museums And Historic Sites written by Kristin L. Gallas and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-23 with Business & Economics categories.
This book moves the field forward in its collective conversation about the interpretation of slavery—acknowledging the criticism of the past and acting in the present to develop an inclusive interpretation of slavery.
The Notorious Triangle
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Author : Jay Coughtry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Notorious Triangle written by Jay Coughtry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.