Enrique Corneiro - Runaway Virgins Book
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Enrique Corneiro - Runaway Virgins Book
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St. Croix
2018
Paperback Book
8.5" x11"
In order to provide light on what life must have been like for the enslaved people of the U.S. Virgin Islands (formerly Danish West Indies), Runaway Virgins: Danish West Indian Slave Ads 1770-1848 examines more than 250 newspaper ads pertaining to slavery. It identifies almost 300 specific people and highlights topics pertaining to fugitive slaves, such as penalties, legislation, free men and women, country of origin, children, pardons, etc.