Done with slavery : the Black fact in Montreal, 1760-1840 /
"Through close examination of archival and contemporary sources, Mackey uncovers largely unknown aspects of the black transition from slavery to freedom. While he considers the changing legal status of slavery, much of the book provides a detailed and nuanced reconstruction of the circumstances...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English French |
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Montreal :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2010
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| Series: | Studies on the history of Quebec ;
21. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Through close examination of archival and contemporary sources, Mackey uncovers largely unknown aspects of the black transition from slavery to freedom. While he considers the changing legal status of slavery, much of the book provides a detailed and nuanced reconstruction of the circumstances of black Montrealers and their lived experience. The resulting picture is remarkably complex, showing the variety of occupations held by blacks, the relationships they had with those they served, their encounters with the judicial and political systems, and the racial mingling that came with intermarriage and apprenticeships. Done with Slavery casts the categories of blackness and slavery in a new light, showing that broad histories of the phenomenon must begin to take into account the specifics of the lives of "marginal" black populations."--Publisher Description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([ix], 604 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-575) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773583115 0773583114 9780773535787 0773535780 1283531046 9781283531047 9786613843494 6613843490 |
| Language: | Includes some text in French. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
