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The Black Urban Atlantic in the Age of the Slave Trade (The Early Modern Americas) by Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Cañizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, vibrant port cities became home to thousands of Africans in transit. Free and enslaved blacks alike crafted the necessary materials to support transoceanic commerce and labored as stevedores, carters, sex workers, and boarding-house keepers. Even though Africans continued to be exchanged as chattel, urban frontiers allowed a number of enslaved blacks to negotiate the right to hire out their own time, often greatly enhancing their autonomy within the
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- Author
- Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Cañizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812245103
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sociology, History, Urban
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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