02437nam 2200541Ia 450 991078949500332120230725052906.00-8130-3841-30-8130-4299-2(CKB)3450000000003131(EBL)1023597(OCoLC)811505315(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035376(MiAaPQ)EBC1023597(MdBmJHUP)muse31383(Au-PeEL)EBL1023597(CaPaEBR)ebr10603022(CaONFJC)MIL513092(EXLCZ)99345000000000313120100204d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom Africa to Jamaica[electronic resource] the making of an Atlantic slave society, 1775-1807 /Audra A. DipteeGainesville University Press of Floridac20101 online resource (207 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8130-3482-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The Atlantic crucible -- "Provided they arrive in health" -- "We took man, woman, and child" -- The Atlantic crossing -- African expectations, Jamaican realities.Rich with historical sketches of the life and experiences of slaves in Africa, on slave ships, and in Jamaica, this volume illustrates the way enslaved Africans lived and helped to shape Jamaican society in the three decades before British abolition of the slave trade. Audra Diptee's in-depth investigations reveal unexpected insights into the demographics of those captured in Africa and legally transported on British slave ships. For example, there is a commonly held belief that slave traders had a preference for adult males. In fact, the practicalities of slave raiding meant that womBlack peopleJamaicaHistory18th centurySlave tradeJamaicaHistory18th centurySlaveryJamaicaHistoryBlack peopleHistorySlave tradeHistorySlaveryHistory.306.3/62097292Diptee Audra1497509MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789495003321From Africa to Jamaica3722679UNINA