Freedom seekers : escaping from slavery in Restoration London / Simon P. Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Simon P. (Simon Peter), 1960- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fugitive slaves--England--London--History--17th century.

Fugitive slaves.

Slavery--England--London--History--17th century.

Slavery.

Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc--History--17th century.

Enslaved persons.

Physical Description:

xxix, 229 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Institute of Historical Research : University of London Press, [2022]

Summary:

"In 1655 White Londoners began advertising in the English-speaking world's first newspapers for enslaved people who had escaped. Based on the advertisements placed in these newspapers by masters and enslavers offering rewards for so-called runaways, this book brings to light for the first time the history of slavery in England as revealed in the stories of resistance by enslaved workers. Featuring a series of case-studies of individual "freedom-seekers", this book explores the nature and significance of escape attempts as well as detailing the likely routes and networks they would take to gain their freedom. The book demonstrates that not only were enslaved people present in Restoration London but that White Londoners of this era were intimately involved in the construction of the system of racial slavery, a process that traditionally has been regarded as happening in the colonies rather than the British Isles. "--Page 4 of cover

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781912702930

1912702932

OCLC:

1289269964