Bondsmen and Bishops: Slavery and Apprenticeship on the Codrington Plantations in Barbados 1710-1838

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Bennett,J. Harry (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    1958
    Language:
    English.
    Published:
    Berkeley, CA: University of California Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, Barbados, Social conditions, and Slavery
    Notes:
    176 p, Contents: I. Codrington College and Plantations -- II. Field Hands and Artisans -- III. Discipline -- IV. Villages and Villagers -- V. African Recruitment -- VI. Anatomy of Decline -- VII. Hired Gangs and Seasoned Recruits -- VIII. Chattel Christians, 1710-1768 -- IX. Humanitarian Policy, 1760-1793 -- X. Amelioration, 1793-1823 -- XI. The Society and the Abolitionists, 1823-1830 -- XII. Emancipation and Apprenticeship, 1831-1838 -- XIII. Conclusion

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