The Bahamas in slavery and freedom
By: by Howard Johnson.
Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers; James Currey Publishers
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Kingston, Jamaica; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Slavery -- Bahamas -- History.; Labor -- Bahamas -- History.; Bahamas -- History.; Bahamas -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Description: "Initially published as independent essays, chapters cover islands' slow, painful transition from slavery to freedom. Included are examinations of the trucking system, organization and control of labor during and after slavery, role of merchant class in controlling labor, and 20th-century consequences of this control, including migration of Bahamians to Florida"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.