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Slavery and servitude in the Colony of North Carolina

A history and discussion of the African American as a slave in North Carolina but also touches on Native Americans as slaves and Native Americans as owners of white captives whom they treated as slaves, and finally, the status of various types of white servants during Colonial times.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 86 pages

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