A list of accounts of the Bois Caïman ceremony, compiled by Ian Baucom and Laurent Dubois at Duke University for their course "The Black Atlantic." Read: Early Accounts of Bois Caïman « The Black Atlantic
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ARTICLE: Saillant on Funeral Ceremonies in the Sea Islands
John Saillant, "'All Is for the Wind:" Notes on Funeral and Baptism Ceremonies on a Georgia Sea Island, c. 1868–1887," Journal of Southern Religion (19) (2017): jsreligion.org/vol19/saillant Saillant writes: "In 1843, black Baptists from Savannah, Georgia formed the First African Baptist church of Saint Catherines Island. Most or all of these congregants were slaves in … Continue reading ARTICLE: Saillant on Funeral Ceremonies in the Sea Islands
SOURCE: Holy Trinity Church death records, 1818-1867 | Georgetown Slavery Archive
Description: "Burial records for Holy Trinity Church include the names of enslaved and free people of color in the 19th century. Two people presumed to be slaves of Georgetown are listed in the records: 1) p. 63: Rachel, October 22, 1821 2) p. 104: Charles, January 3, 1832. "Charles and Rachel were both buried … Continue reading SOURCE: Holy Trinity Church death records, 1818-1867 | Georgetown Slavery Archive
BOOK: Mann on “Marrying Well” in Lagos
Mann, Kristin. Marrying Well: Marriage, Status and Social Change among the Educated Elite in Colonial Lagos. Cambridge University Press, 1985. via Cambridge U Press: "This pioneering work investigates the history of marriage among the educated elite in colonial Lagos. It analyses the far-reaching economic, political and social changes that produced the elite and shaped … Continue reading BOOK: Mann on “Marrying Well” in Lagos
Rothman Speaks About Georgetown University’s History With Slavery | The Georgetowner
With Georgetown University's history of slavery in the news, Adam Rothman discussed the sources and facts of that history earlier this week...
FILM: Retracing African Methodism
This documentary project retrieves the liberation legacy of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in three different locations united by common narratives related to struggles against enslavement and Apartheid. In retracing the connected stories of the AME in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Namibia, the documentary reveals the extraordinary legacy of African Methodism outside the … Continue reading FILM: Retracing African Methodism
BOOK: Jones on The Métis of Senegal
Hilary Jones. The Métis of Senegal: Urban Life and Politics in French West Africa. Indiana University Press, 2013. via Indiana University Press: The Métis of Senegal is a history of politics and society among an influential group of mixed-race people who settled in coastal Africa under French colonialism. Hilary Jones describes how the métis carved … Continue reading BOOK: Jones on The Métis of Senegal
Congratulations to James H. Sweet, Winner of the 2012 Douglass Prize
From the Gilder Lerhman Center: James Sweet, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Frederick Douglass Book Prize for his book, Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World (University of North Carolina Press). The Douglass Prize was jointly created by … Continue reading Congratulations to James H. Sweet, Winner of the 2012 Douglass Prize
BOOK: Soares on Slavery, Catholicism, and Urban Life in Eighteenth-Century Rio
Mariza de Carvalho Soares, People of Faith: Slavery and African Catholics in Eighteenth-Century Rio De Janeiro. Translated by Jerry D. Metz. Duke University Press Books, 2011. Description (Duke University Press): "In People of Faith, Mariza de Carvalho Soares reconstructs the everyday lives of Mina slaves transported in the eighteenth century to Rio de Janeiro from … Continue reading BOOK: Soares on Slavery, Catholicism, and Urban Life in Eighteenth-Century Rio
ARTICLE: Paton on Obeah and Poison in Atlantic Slavery
Paton, Diana. “Witchcraft, Poison, Law, and Atlantic Slavery.” The William and Mary Quarterly 69, no. 2 (April 1, 2012): 235–264. Abstract: In response to Tacky’s Rebellion in 1760 in Jamaica, the colony’s House of Assembly passed a law naming a new crime, “obeah.” This important statute led the way in establishing obeah as a phenomenon … Continue reading ARTICLE: Paton on Obeah and Poison in Atlantic Slavery
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