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Biographical dictionary of enslaved Black people in the Maritimes / Harvey Amani Whitfield.

by Whitfield, Harvey Amani, 1974-

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University of Toronto Press ; Acadiensis Press, 2022.

306.3620971 W595b

Slaves -- Maritime Provinces -- Biography -- Dictionaries.

Blacks -- Maritime Provinces -- Biography -- Dictionaries.

Blacks -- Maritime Provinces -- History.

Slavery -- Maritime Provinces -- History.

Studies in Atlantic Canada history.

9781487543822 (trade pbk)

9781487543815 (hc)

lxv, 236 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments -- Foreword: Harvey Amani Whitfield, Slavery, and the Decentring of Canadian History / Donald Wright -- Historical Overview: Black Slavery in the Maritimes -- Biographical dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes.

"This important booksheds light on more than 1,400 brief life histories of mostly enslaved Black people, with the goal of recovering their individual lives. Harvey Amani Whitfield unearths the stories of men, women, and children who would not otherwise have found their way into written history. The individuals mentioned come from various points of origin, including Africa, the West Indies, the Carolinas, the Chesapeake, and the northern states, showcasing the remarkable range of the Black experience in the Atlantic world. Whitfield makes it clear that these enslaved Black people had likes, dislikes, distinct personality traits, and different levels of physical, spiritual, and intellectual talent. Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes affirms the notion that they were all unique individuals, despite the efforts of their owners and the wider Atlantic world to dehumanize and erase them."--Publisher.

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