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Freedom seekers : escaping from slavery in Restoration London /

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In 1655, White Londoners began advertising in the English-speaking world's first newspapers for enslaved people who had escaped. Based on the advertisements placed in these newspapers by masters and enslavers offering rewards for so-called runaways, this book brings to light for the first time...

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Main Author: Newman, Simon P. (Simon Peter), 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Institute of Historical Research : University of London Press, [2022].
Subjects:
Fugitive slaves > England > London > History > 17th century.
Slavery > England > London > History > 17th century.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 17th century.

Evans: Library Stacks

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Call Number: HT1161 .N49 2022
 
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