Venture Smith and the business of slavery and freedom

Venture Smith and the business of slavery and freedom /

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The family, determined to honor the bicentennial of their founding ancestor's death by discovering everything possible about his life, opened burial plots in the hope of recovering DNA for genealogical tracing. What began as a scientific inquiry into African origins rapidly evolved into an inte...

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Other Authors: Stewart, James Brewer (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2010
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Smith, Venture, > 1729?-1805. > Narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa.
Smith, Venture, > 1729?-1805 > Influence.
Smith, Venture, > 1729?-1805.
Slavery > United States > History > 18th century.
Slavery > Connecticut > History > 18th century.
Africans > Connecticut > Biography.
Free African Americans > Connecticut > Biography.
Enslaved persons > Connecticut > Biography.
United States > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Connecticut > Race relations > History > 18th century.
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