Slave Society in the Danish West Indies
Title | Slave Society in the Danish West Indies PDF eBook |
Author | N. A. T. Hall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Enslaved persons |
ISBN | 9789764100294 |
This volume is an account of the development and destruction of slavery in St Thomas, St John and St Croix, the Caribbean islands which today comprise the US Virgin Islands. The book sees slavery as fundamental to the entire fabric of colonial society, and pays particular attention to the social and political life of the whites and freedmen in interaction with the slaves.
Danish West Indies-- Slavery and Emancipation
Title | Danish West Indies-- Slavery and Emancipation PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1672 |
Genre | Blacks |
ISBN |
About 85 percent of those living in the Virgin Islands today are descended from slaves, making these records especially pertinent. A slave revolt in St. Croix in 1848 resulted in a proclamation of emancipation for all slaves in the Virgin Islands. The majority of the records cover the 19th century, with the oldest dating back to 1672. Most of the records from the Danish era are in Danish, some are in Gothic script.
The Danish West Indies In Black And White
Title | The Danish West Indies In Black And White PDF eBook |
Author | Enrique Corneiro |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2017-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1387298577 |
500 black and white images that depict the people, places and events that transformed the Danish West Indies into the U.S. Virgin Islands. The United States purchased the islands of the Danish West Indies from Denmark in 1917 and renamed the islands the Virgin Islands of the United States of America. This book uses 500 black and white images to help show what life was like in the islands before and after becoming an American territory.
The Danish West Indian Slave Trade
Title | The Danish West Indian Slave Trade PDF eBook |
Author | Arnold R. Highfield |
Publisher | |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Emancipation in the West Indies
Title | Emancipation in the West Indies PDF eBook |
Author | Franklin Benjamin Sanborn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1862 |
Genre | Enslaved persons |
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Emancipation in the Danish West Indies
Title | Emancipation in the Danish West Indies PDF eBook |
Author | Peter von Scholten |
Publisher | |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 198? |
Genre | Saint Croix (United States Virgin Islands) |
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Selected Records of the Danish West Indies, 1672-1917
Title | Selected Records of the Danish West Indies, 1672-1917 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Archives and Records Administration |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1831 |
Genre | Slave insurrections |
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Covering critical chapters in the history of slavery and emancipation in the Dutch West Indies, the documents in this collection consist of administrative records, manumission papers, indentures, census data, and additional statistical materials, as well as legal papers, government reports, and letters, providing unique perspectives on the Atlantic slave trade in this region.