Done with slavery the Black fact in Montreal, 1760-1840 /

"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...

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Main Author: Mackey, Frank
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010.
Series:Studies on the history of Quebec ; 21.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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245 1 0 |a Done with slavery  |h [electronic resource] :  |b the Black fact in Montreal, 1760-1840 /  |c Frank Mackey. 
260 |a Montreal ;  |a Ithaca :  |b McGill-Queen's University Press,  |c c2010. 
300 |a viii, 604 p. :  |b ill., facsims., maps, plan, ports. 
490 1 |a Studies on the history of Quebec ;  |v 21 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [553]-579) and index. 
505 0 |a What slavery? -- There ought to be a law -- Still counting -- Things as they were -- Deer out of a cage -- On steamboats -- Jacks of all trades -- Political colours -- The colour of justice -- Shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm -- One thousand characters in search of an author or two. 
520 |a "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."--pub. desc. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Palo Alto, Calif. :  |c ebrary,  |d 2013.  |n Available via World Wide Web.  |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
546 |a Includes some text in French. 
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