Revolution in the Colonies: 1775-1781

Revolution in the Colonies: 1775-1781

Introduction

For many, the term “slavery” draws to mind a system of bound labor in plantation systems of the nineteenth-century world. In the books, The White Man's Burden by Winthrop D. Jordan, The Slave Ship by Marcus Redike and Voices of a People's History by Howard Zinn, all these authors have emphasized the same notion in their publication.

Discussion

A brief overview of the book will reveal that Marcus Rediker's monumental study requires the one who is reading to step back to consider a larger question: how did the slaves arrive in the Western Hemisphere ...