Black Townsmen (1403975760) DANTAS

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BLACK TOWNSMEN Urban Slavery and Freedom in the Eighteenth-Century Americas Mariana L. R. Dantas
The Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World Availability: Now In Stock From Palgrave Macmillan Pub date: Feb 2008 296 pages Size 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 $85.00 - Hardcover (1-4039-7576-0)

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This book is an innovative comparative study of persons of African origin and descent in two urban environments of the early modern Atlantic world. The author follows these men and women as they struggle with slavery, negotiations of manumission, and efforts to adapt to a life in freedom, ultimately illustrating how their choices and actions placed them at the foreground of the development of Atlantic urban slavery and emancipation.

Author Bio

Mariana L. R. Dantas is Assistant Professor of History, Ohio University.

Praise for Black Townsmen

“Mariana L.R. Dantas has provided a well-written and thoroughly researched comparative history of slavery and freedom in the eighteenth century. [She] has provided a much needed and welcomed addition to current work on urban slavery and the growth of independent free communities. Her attention to detail and commitment to comparative historical research makes her work a valuable model for future studies on the African Diaspora.”--Kali Nicole Gross, Slavery & Diaspora Studies

Table of contents

Introduction * Shaping Urban Space in Eighteenth-Century Minas Gerais and Maryland * The Slave Population in Baltimore and Sabará * The Urban Slave Labor Force * Manumission Practices and the Negotiation of Slave Labor * The Rise of the Free Urban Population and Labor Force of African Origin and Descent * Free Townspeople of African Origin and Descent * Conclusion

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