Where the Negroes Are Masters
Author | : Randy J. Sparks |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2014-01-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674726475 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674726472 |
Rating | : 4/5 (472 Downloads) |
Download or read book Where the Negroes Are Masters written by Randy J. Sparks and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annamaboe--largest slave trading port on the Gold Coast--was home to wily African merchants whose partnerships with Europeans made the town an integral part of Atlantic webs of exchange. Randy Sparks recreates the outpost's feverish bustle and brutality, tracing the entrepreneurs, black and white, who thrived on a lucrative traffic in human beings.