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Slavery in the Atlantic World of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

First Edition  ©2021 Urmi Engineer Willoughby Formats: E-book

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Table of Contents

Central Question

Learning Objective

Historical Background

Timeline

PRIMARY SOURCES

Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, 1789

Stowage of the British Slave Ship "Brookes" under the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788

Robert Collins, Practical Rules for the Management and Medical Treatment of Negro Slaves, in the Sugar Colonies, 1803

Mary Prince, The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, 1831

Fugitive Slave Advertisements in the United States, 1792-1860

Esteban Montejo’s Account of Life in the Barracoons, 1963

Project Questions

Additional Assignments

Additional Resources for Research

Product Updates

Curated Course Material for Single Class Periods!

The primary sources in this collection illustrate the perspectives of slavers, slaveholders, abolitionists, and enslaved people during the height of the Atlantic slave trade. They reveal the horrors of slavery, the experiences of slaves in Africa and the Americas, and the agency of enslaved people. The geographical scope of the sources provides the opportunity for students to compare and contrast the experiences of enslaved peoples in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. Students will be guided in their analyses by a learning objective, central question, historical background, source headnotes, source questions, project questions and suggestions for further research.  

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ISBN:9781319378226

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