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Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes

Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes

Paperback

Series: Studies in Atlantic Canada History

Biographies GeneralBlack American HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1487543824
ISBN13: 9781487543822
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Mar 9 2022
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.91 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

This important book sheds light on more than 1,400 brief life histories of mostly enslaved Black people, with the goal of recovering their individual lives.

Harvey Amani Whitfield unearths the stories of men, women, and children who would not otherwise have found their way into written history. The individuals mentioned come from various points of origin, including Africa, the West Indies, the Carolinas, the Chesapeake, and the northern states, showcasing the remarkable range of the Black experience in the Atlantic world. Whitfield makes it clear that these enslaved Black people had likes, dislikes, distinct personality traits, and different levels of physical, spiritual, and intellectual talent. Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes affirms the notion that they were all unique individuals, despite the efforts of their owners and the wider Atlantic world to dehumanize and erase them.

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