Freedom Seekers Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London

Freedom Seekers Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London

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Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London reveals the hidden stories of enslaved and bound people who attempted to escape from captivity in England's capital. In 1655 White Londoners began advertising in the English-speaking world's first newspapers for enslaved people w...

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Main Author: Newman, Simon P. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London University of London Press 2022
Subjects:
Slavery & abolition of slavery
slavery
Britain
colonialism,colonial Britain
Samuel Pepys
slave-owners
slavery in Britain
Restoration Britain
Restoration London
London
slavery in London
Aldgate
Whitechapel
coffee shops
slave trade
transatlantic slave trade
runaway slaves
freemen
Africa
gold
sugar
plantation
colonial America
Thomas Jefferson
Jamaica
Barbados
newspapers
media history
slave advertisment
slave recapture
freedom
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Summary:Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London reveals the hidden stories of enslaved and bound people who attempted to escape from captivity in England's capital. In 1655 White Londoners began advertising in the English-speaking world's first newspapers for enslaved people who had escaped. Based on the advertisements placed in these newspapers by masters and enslavers offering rewards for so-called runaways, this book brings to light for the first time the history of slavery in England as revealed in the stories of resistance by enslaved workers. Featuring a series of case-studies of individual "freedom-seekers", this book explores the nature and significance of escape attempts as well as detailing the likely routes and networks they would take to gain their freedom. The book demonstrates that not only were enslaved people present in Restoration London but that White Londoners of this era were intimately involved in the construction of the system of racial slavery, a process that traditionally has been regarded as happening in the colonies rather than the British Isles. An unmissable and important book that seeks to delve into Britain's colonial past.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (260 p.)
ISBN:202202.9781912702947
9781912702947
9781912702930
9781914477249
9781914477478
Access:Open Access

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