Comparative Slavery

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This seminar will examine the rise and fall of New World slavery from the 16th through the 19th centuries. While the Anglo-American Atlantic will be the primary focus, we will also address slavery and abolition in the French Empire and Latin America. Areas of emphasis will include the ways in which enslaved people of color experienced and resisted enslavement, the political and economic structures that gave birth to and sustained slavery, the ideals and tactics of antislavery thinkers and activists, and the legal and political processes of abolition.