Title Slavery, childhood, and abolition in Jamaica, 1788-1838 / Colleen A. Vasconcellos

Published Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 151 pages) Series Early American places Early American places. Contents "To so dark a destiny my lovely babe I've borne" : slavery and childhood in Jamaica -- "The child whom many fathers share, hath seldom known a father's care" : miscegenation and childhood in Jamaican slave society -- "Train up a child in the way he should go" : childhood and education in the Jamaican slave community -- "That iniquitous law" : the apprenticeship and emancipation of Jamaica's enslaved children Summary "This project examines childhood and slavery in Jamaica from 1750, when abolitionist sentiment began to take hold in England, to 1838, when slavery finally ended on the island. By focusing specifically on the changing nature of slave childhood in Jamaica, Vasconcellos examines how childhood and slavery influenced and changed each other throughout this period of study, with the abolitionist movement standing as the main catalyst for change. With each chapter focusing on a different aspect of the slave experience, this monograph explores a childhood that was defined by planter opinion and manipulation, but one that was increasingly affected by the complex processes of slavery, abolition, and eventually emancipation. In doing so, this study reveals a great deal about slave family and childhood from the inside, shining new light on the experiences of slave children and slave families in Jamaica"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Plantation life -- Jamaica -- History Slavery -- Jamaica -- History Families, Black -- Jamaica -- History Children, Black -- Jamaica -- History Enslaved children -- Jamaica -- Social conditions Enslaved children -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century Enslaved children -- Jamaica -- History -- 18th century Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History Antislavery movements -- Jamaica -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Enslaved children -- Social conditions Antislavery movements Enslaved children Children, Black Families, Black Plantation life Race relations Slavery Sociology & Social History. Social Sciences. Communities - Social Classes. SUBJECT Jamaica -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2021003912 Subject Great Britain Jamaica Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2014029501 ISBN 9780820348032 0820348031 9780820348056 0820348058

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