Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Prologue: ‘Abid, A Word with a Long History 1
6. 1. Public Workers, Private Properties: Slaves in ‘Ali Mubarak’s Historical Records 7
7. 2. Babikr Bedri’s Long March with Authority 39
8. 3. How Salim C. Wilson Wrote His Own Enslavement 77
9. 4. Huda and Halide and the Slaves at Bedtime 115
10. 5. Black Mothers and Fathers, Sanctified by Slavery 149
11. 6. The Country of Saint Josephine Bakhita 185
12. Epilogue: Laws of Return 207
13. Notes 215
14. Bibliography 233
15. Index 241