Slaves and Slaveholders in Bermuda, 1616-1782
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780826212276
Subjects: Colonization & independence; Slavery & emancipation; Social classes; Social history; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; History - General History; Caribbean Area - History; Slavery; History; History: World; Bermuda; Caribbean & West Indies - General; Discrimination & Racism; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Bermuda Islands
Description: "Slaves and Slaveholders in Bermuda, 1616-1782, offers a fresh perspective on the complex relationship between racism and slavery in the often overlooked second-oldest English colony in the New World. As the first blacks were brought onto the islands not specifically for slave labor, but for their expertise as pearl divers and cultivators of West Indies plants, Bermuda's racial history began to unfold much differently from that of the Caribbean islands or of the North American mainland."--BOOK JACKET.

"Bernhard delves into the origins of Bermuda's slavery, its peculiar nature, and its effects on blacks and whites. The study is based on archival research drawn from wills and inventories, laws and court cases, governors' reports and council minutes.

Intended as an introduction to both the history of the islands and the rich sources for further research, this book will prove invaluable to scholars of slavery, as well as those interested in historical archaeology, anthropology, maritime history, and colonial history."--BOOK JACKET.