Brethren by nature : New England Indians, colonists, and the origins of American slavery /
In 'Brethren by Nature', Margaret Ellen Newell reveals a little-known aspect of American history: English colonists in New England enslaved thousands of Indians. Massachusetts became the first English colony to legalize slavery in 1641, and the colonists' desire for slaves shaped the...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Language notes: | English. |
Imprint: | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015. |
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |