| Done with Slavery: The Black Fact in Montreal, 1760-1840 Volume 21 Contributor(s): Mackey, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773535780 ISBN-13: 9780773535787 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
| Dewey: 971.428 |
| Series: Studies on the History of Quebec |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" (2.40 lbs) 568 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through close examination of archival and contemporary sources, Mackey uncovers largely unknown aspects of the black transition from slavery to freedom. While he considers the changing legal status of slavery, much of the book provides a detailed and nuanced reconstruction of the circumstances of black Montrealers and their lived experience. The resulting picture is remarkably complex, showing the variety of occupations held by blacks, the relationships they had with those they served, their encounters with the judicial and political systems, and the racial mingling that came with intermarriage and apprenticeships. Done with Slavery casts the categories of blackness and slavery in a new light, showing that broad histories of the phenomenon must begin to take into account the specifics of the lives of "marginal" black populations. Done with Slavery is an invitation to look at a colonial society through the prism of documented black experience, revealing that the roots of the present are neither as wholesome as some would hope nor as bitter as others might suppose. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mackey, Frank: - CA |