Life Under Slavery

by Deford, Deborah H.

• ISBN13: 9780816061358
• ISBN10: 0816061351
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

When enslaved African peoples were first brought to the New World, estranged from their homeland, they adapted their native rituals, religions, customs, language, and arts to their new home. In doing so, they held onto their rich heritage while introducing aspects of it into the Americas. From the set Slavery in the Americas, Life Under Slavery explores this intriguing time in American history more thoroughly. Topics include: *Typical living conditions of enslaved Africans *The blending of different African ethnic groups *Some slaves' resistance to religious conversion and the development of new religions and cultural traditions *How Black Codes established codes of conduct and molded slave life *New family structures that evolved in response to families broken by slavery *Life in different sectors of the slave industry.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Series	p. 4
Introduction	p. 13
Stolen People, Stolen Lives	p. 17
Planting the New World	p. 31
Colonial Expansion in North America	p. 43
Slavery in the New Nation	p. 57
The Growth of Plantations in the Deep South	p. 67
Slavery in the Antebellum Upper South	p. 79
Preparing for Freedom	p. 91
Time Line	p. 104
Glossary	p. 107
Further Reading	p. 108
Index	p. 109
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Excerpts

When enslaved African peoples were first brought to the New World, estranged from their homeland, they adapted their native rituals, religions, customs, language, and arts to their new home. In doing so, they held onto their rich heritage while introducing aspects of it into the Americas. From the set Slavery in the Americas, Life Under Slavery explores this intriguing time in American history more thoroughly.
Topics include:
Typical living conditions of enslaved Africans
The blending of different African ethnic groups
Some slaves' resistance to religious conversion and the development of new religions and cultural traditions
How Black Codes established codes of conduct and molded slave life
New family structures that evolved in response to families broken by slavery
Life in different sectors of the slave industry.