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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Author / Creator: Newell, Margaret Ellen, 1962- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:English.
Imprint: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.
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