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Spain - History - 1700 - 1814 (Bourbon Dynasty & Bonaparte Era), Slavery - Social Sciences, African American Regional History - Southern States, Florida - State & Local History, Slavery & Abolitionism - African American History, American Colonial History
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Black Society in Spanish Florida

by Jane Landers, Peter H. Wood
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Overview

The first extensive study of the African-American community under colonial Spanish rule, Black Society in Spanish Florida provides a vital counterweight to the better-known dynamics of the Anglo slave South. Jane Landers draws on a wealth of untapped primary sources, opening a new vista on the black experience in America and enriching our understanding of the powerful links between race relations and cultural custom.

Synopsis

The first extensive study of the African-American community under colonial Spanish rule, Black Society in Spanish Florida provides a vital counterweight to the better-known dynamics of the Anglo slave South. Jane Landers draws on a wealth of untapped primary sources, opening a new vista on the black experience in America and enriching our understanding of the powerful links between race relations and cultural custom.

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Book Details

Published
May 1, 1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pages
416
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780252067532

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