Many thousands gone
Book • 1998
Many Thousands Gone offers a groundbreaking reinterpretation of the experience of African Americans in the era of slavery.
It challenges the traditional focus on the plantation South by examining the diverse forms of slavery that existed across North America.
The book divides the history of slavery into three distinct generations: the charter generation, the plantation generation, and the revolutionary generation.
Berlin argues that each generation developed unique cultures and forms of resistance.
It highlights the agency and adaptability of enslaved people in shaping their own lives and communities.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of slavery and its impact on American society.
It challenges the traditional focus on the plantation South by examining the diverse forms of slavery that existed across North America.
The book divides the history of slavery into three distinct generations: the charter generation, the plantation generation, and the revolutionary generation.
Berlin argues that each generation developed unique cultures and forms of resistance.
It highlights the agency and adaptability of enslaved people in shaping their own lives and communities.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of slavery and its impact on American society.
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Mary E. Hicks, "Captive Cosmopolitans: Black Mariners and the World of South Atlantic Slavery" (Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2025)
