Born And Bred in Seventeenth-Century Crimea: Child Slavery, Social Reality And Cultural Identity
Journal: Edinburgh University Press eBooks
Year: 2021

This chapter examines the ways in which slavery affected children born into slavery in the seventeenth century of Crimean society. These children experienced their parents as human beings forced to obey the dictates of a master or mistress, and grew up knowing that a similar fate awaited them. I also trace the social status and emotions of slaves captured during raids at a young age. It is fortunate that there are accounts that reveal the longing of these slaves for the lives the slave raiders a