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The Alchemy of Slavery

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© 2020 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Slavery and Freedom on the American Continent 1
Chapter 1. Making the French Negroes 17
Chapter 2. Another Law and Empire 38
Chapter 3. Remaking the French Negroes 58
Chapter 4. Contesting Bondage in the Slave North 82
Chapter 5. Paths to Independence 109
Chapter 6. Freedom Practices, Freedom Politics 135
Conclusion. North of Slavery, South of Freedom 160
Notes 169
Bibliography 205
Index 229
Acknowledgments 235

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Slavery and Freedom on the American Continent 1
Chapter 1. Making the French Negroes 17
Chapter 2. Another Law and Empire 38
Chapter 3. Remaking the French Negroes 58
Chapter 4. Contesting Bondage in the Slave North 82
Chapter 5. Paths to Independence 109
Chapter 6. Freedom Practices, Freedom Politics 135
Conclusion. North of Slavery, South of Freedom 160
Notes 169
Bibliography 205
Index 229
Acknowledgments 235

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