Chapter 8. ‘‘The Harsh Tyranny of Our Masters’’

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I. Settings
5. Chapter 1. England 17
6. Chapter 2. The Gold Coast 36
7. Chapter 3. Barbados 54
8. PART II. British Bound Labor
9. Chapter 4. ‘‘White Slaves’’ 71
10. Chapter 5. ‘‘A Company of White Negroes’’ 108
11. PART III. African Bound Labor
12. Chapter 6. ‘‘A Spirit of Liberty’’ 139
13. Chapter 7. ‘‘We Have No Power over Them’’ 166
14. PART IV. Plantation Slavery
15. Chapter 8. ‘‘The Harsh Tyranny of Our Masters’’ 189
16. Chapter 9. ‘‘Forced to Labour Beyond Their Natural Strength’’ 216
17. Conclusion 243
18. Notes 259
19. Bibliography 309
20. Index 321
21. Acknowledgments 325