From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969Dr. William's purpose, as he explains in his foreword, is twofold: to set the record straight by collating all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in realtion to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region to which, as a statesman, he is firmly committed. |
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... persons who afforded asylum to a fugitive slave were punished by the forfeiture of 3,000 pounds of sugar to the owner of the slave for each day of asylum ; other free persons paid a fine of ten livres a day . If a slave was put to death ...
... persons who afforded asylum to a fugitive slave were punished by the forfeiture of 3,000 pounds of sugar to the owner of the slave for each day of asylum ; other free persons paid a fine of ten livres a day . If a slave was put to death ...
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... persons , to gratify their own humours , against the laws of God and humanity , frequently kill , destroy , or dismember their own and other persons ' slaves , and have hitherto gone unpunished , because it is inconsistent with the ...
... persons , to gratify their own humours , against the laws of God and humanity , frequently kill , destroy , or dismember their own and other persons ' slaves , and have hitherto gone unpunished , because it is inconsistent with the ...
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... persons of colour for every white person , British whites were in the minority , out- numbered by French , Spaniards , Corsicans and Germans , and the overwhelming majority of the free people of colour were French . How to deal with ...
... persons of colour for every white person , British whites were in the minority , out- numbered by French , Spaniards , Corsicans and Germans , and the overwhelming majority of the free people of colour were French . How to deal with ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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