Freedom Seekers Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London

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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Freedom Seekers Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London

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