CANDLELIT CHRONICLES: HISTORIC HAUNTS

Slavery in the North

A new book has just been published, by C. S. Manegold, Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North. I'm learning some amazing-and extremely dismaying-historical information from reading some excerpts by the author.





In 1638, black slaves were for sale in Massachusetts Colony. In 1641, Founder Matthew Winthrop-a Christian, a Puritan, and author of the sermon "A Model of Christian Charity," wrote the first law in the Colonies permitting slavery of Africans and indigenous Americans. By the end of the 17th century upwards of 1200 indigenous Americans had been enslaved, and no accurate historical data exists to count the enslaved Africans.





This is a book I am impelled to search out and read.














"Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North," (Princeton University Press, January 20, 2010)





http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/18/ten-hill-farms-letter-from-antigua/


http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/19/ten-hill-farms-part-2/