The Blind African Slave: Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey BraceUniv of Wisconsin Press, 16.02.2005 - 184 Seiten The Blind African Slave recounts the life of Jeffrey Brace (né Boyrereau Brinch), who was born in West Africa around 1742. Captured by slave traders at the age of sixteen, Brace was transported to Barbados, where he experienced the shock and trauma of slave-breaking and was sold to a New England ship captain. After fighting as an enslaved sailor for two years in the Seven Years War, Brace was taken to New Haven, Connecticut, and sold into slavery. After several years in New England, Brace enlisted in the Continental Army in hopes of winning his manumission. After five years of military service, he was honorably discharged and was freed from slavery. As a free man, he chose in 1784 to move to Vermont, the first state to make slavery illegal. There, he met and married an African woman, bought a farm, and raised a family. Although literate, he was blind when he decided to publish his life story, which he narrated to a white antislavery lawyer, Benjamin Prentiss, who published it in 1810. Upon his death in 1827, Brace was a well-respected abolitionist. In this first new edition since 1810, Kari J. Winter provides a historical introduction, annotations, and original documents that verify and supplement our knowledge of Brace's life and times. |
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... Barbados from 9 May 1757 to 1 May 1758 15 2. Number of New Negroes Imported to Barbados from 9 May 1758 to 9 May 1759 16 3. Number of New Negroes Imported to Barbados from 9 May 1759 to 9 May 1760 17 May 28 Snow Antigua Merchants John ...
... Barbados from 9 May 1757 to 1 May 1758 15 2. Number of New Negroes Imported to Barbados from 9 May 1758 to 9 May 1759 16 3. Number of New Negroes Imported to Barbados from 9 May 1759 to 9 May 1760 17 May 28 Snow Antigua Merchants John ...
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... Barbados. The English department supported my research in London, thanks to funds negotiated through our new faculty union. My re- search assistants, Sara Rubin and Tracey Provost, provided invaluable as- sistance. Peter Frechette and ...
... Barbados. The English department supported my research in London, thanks to funds negotiated through our new faculty union. My re- search assistants, Sara Rubin and Tracey Provost, provided invaluable as- sistance. Peter Frechette and ...
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... Barbados Department of Archives, and the staff at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. I am deeply indebted to Pedro Welch at the University of the West Indies—Cave Hill Campus, both for his own research and for his insightful ...
... Barbados Department of Archives, and the staff at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. I am deeply indebted to Pedro Welch at the University of the West Indies—Cave Hill Campus, both for his own research and for his insightful ...
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... Barbados. Slave traders often sailed up or down the coast gradually collecting their enslaved cargo, which meant that the slaves collected first could spend many extra weeks aboard ship. Long voyages significantly increased the ...
... Barbados. Slave traders often sailed up or down the coast gradually collecting their enslaved cargo, which meant that the slaves collected first could spend many extra weeks aboard ship. Long voyages significantly increased the ...
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... Barbados The Blind African Slave offers a rare glimpse into 18th century Barbadian society from the viewpoint of an enslaved person. Brace's responses to Barbados contrast strikingly with the recorded responses of English adventurers ...
... Barbados The Blind African Slave offers a rare glimpse into 18th century Barbadian society from the viewpoint of an enslaved person. Brace's responses to Barbados contrast strikingly with the recorded responses of English adventurers ...
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A Note on the Text | 85 |
The Blind African Slave Or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace | 87 |
Deeds of Manumission Drawn by William Welch | 185 |
Legal Documents Related to Jeffrey Braces Military Pension Application 18181821 | 193 |
Documents related to Jeffrey Braces Land Transactions and Estate | 217 |
A Brace Chronology | 223 |
Bibliography | 227 |
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