Rethinking slavery and freedom in early Virginia and the British Atlantic [sound recording] / by Holly Brewer.
Brewer discusses how the struggle between English authorities and colonists in the 1690s over issues of sovereignty, such as the powers of owners over slaves, helped shape the same debates about justice that propelled the American Revolution a century later.
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Record details
- Physical Description: 1 sound file (57 min.) : digital, mp3 file
- Publisher: [Raleigh, N.C.] : North Carolina Museum of History, [2010]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Title from podcasts' website (viewed on March 17, 2010).
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Hosted by B.J. Davis, presenter: Holly Brewer.
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- Subject:
- Slavery > History > 17th century.
Colonists > History > 17th century.
Sovereignty > History > 17th century.
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Brewer discusses how the struggle between English authorities and colonists in the 1690s over issues of sovereignty, such as the powers of owners over slaves, helped shape the same debates about justice that propelled the American Revolution a century later.
