Wood, Betty.

The origins of American slavery : freedom and bondage in the english colonies / Betty Wood; - New York, NY : Hill and Wang, 1998 c1997 - 132 p. ; 22 cm. - A Critical Issue .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [118] -126) and index

Freedom and bondage in english thougth-- "Beastly Lyvynge": images of West Africans and Native Americans-- The first American Slaves: The Caribbean and Carolina-- Tobacco Slaves: The Chesapeake Colonies-- "Godly Society": Slavery Among puritans and Quakers-- Suggestions for further reading.

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Slavery--United States--17th century
Esclavitud--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XVII


United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Estados Unidos--Historia--PerĂ­odo Colonial ca. 1600-1775

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