Venture Smith and the business of slavery and freedom /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Stewart, James Brewer
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2010]
Subjects:	Smith, Venture, > 1729?-1805. > Narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa. Smith, Venture, > 1729?-1805 > Influence. Smith, Venture, > 1729?-1805. Slavery > United States > History > 18th century. Slavery > Connecticut > History > 18th century. Africans > Connecticut > Biography. Free African Americans > Connecticut > Biography. Slaves > Connecticut > Biography. United States > Race relations > History > 18th century. Connecticut > Race relations > History > 18th century. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

"How I came by my name" / Marilyn Nelson
A narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa
pt. 1. History
The African background of Venture Smith / Paul E. Lovejoy
Trust and violence in Atlantic history : the economic worlds of Venture Smith / Robert P. Forbes, David D. Richardson, and Chandler B. Saint
Venture Smith and the law of slavery / John Wood Sweet
"Owned by negro Venture" : land and liberty in the life of Venture Smith / Cameron Blevins
pt. 2. Memory
Venture Smith, one of a kind / Vincent Carretta
Keeping his word : money, love, and privacy in the narrative of Venture Smith / Anna Mae Duane
pt. 3. Legacy
The genomics perspective on Venture Smith : genetics, ancestry, and the meaning of family / Linda Strausbaugh, Joshua Suhl, Craig O'Connor, and Heather Nelson
Venture Smith and philosophical theories of human rights / Anne L. Hiskes
Venture Smith's gravestone : its maker and his message / Kevin Tulimieri
"The freedom business" / Marilyn Nelson
Venture Smith time line.