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University of Massachusetts Press
Language
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Pages
256

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Subjects

Race relations, Africans, Influence, Slavery, Slaves, Free African Americans, Biography, History, Smith, venture, 1729-1805, Slaves, united states, Connecticut, biography, Free african americans, Slavery, united states, history, Connecticut, history, United states, race relations

People

Venture Smith (1729?-1805)

Places

United States, Connecticut

Times

18th century

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Table of Contents

"How I came by my name" / Marilyn Nelson
A narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa
pt. 1. History
The African background of Venture Smith / Paul E. Lovejoy
Trust and violence in Atlantic history : the economic worlds of Venture Smith / Robert P. Forbes, David D. Richardson, and Chandler B. Saint
Venture Smith and the law of slavery / John Wood Sweet
"Owned by negro Venture" : land and liberty in the life of Venture Smith / Cameron Blevins
pt. 2. Memory
Venture Smith, one of a kind / Vincent Carretta
Keeping his word : money, love, and privacy in the narrative of Venture Smith / Anna Mae Duane
pt. 3. Legacy
The genomics perspective on Venture Smith : genetics, ancestry, and the meaning of family / Linda Strausbaugh, Joshua Suhl, Craig O'Connor, and Heather Nelson
Venture Smith and philosophical theories of human rights / Anne L. Hiskes
Venture Smith's gravestone : its maker and his message / Kevin Tulimieri
"The freedom business" / Marilyn Nelson
Venture Smith time line.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Amherst
Genre
Biography

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.3/62092, B
Library of Congress
E444.S625 V46 2010, E444.S625V46 2010

Contributors

Foreword
James O. Horton
Editor
James Brewer Stewart

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
256

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24049953M
ISBN 13
9781558497405
LCCN
2010003401
OCLC/WorldCat
368048004

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