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There was yet another way in which slaves quite often obtained formal manumission : through their masters ' wills . Even so , although a master could provide in his will that after his death his black servant was free , this act did not ...
There was yet another way in which slaves quite often obtained formal manumission : through their masters ' wills . Even so , although a master could provide in his will that after his death his black servant was free , this act did not ...
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... in which Somersett was before his master brought him into England ” and if that right were to be recognized there , then domestic slavery with the horrid evils associated with it would be lawfully imported into Britain .
... in which Somersett was before his master brought him into England ” and if that right were to be recognized there , then domestic slavery with the horrid evils associated with it would be lawfully imported into Britain .
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The Bath Journal summarized the general opinion of young Bridgtower's talent : The amateurs of music in this city received on Saturday last at the New Rooms the highest treat imaginable from the exquisite performance of Master ...
The Bath Journal summarized the general opinion of young Bridgtower's talent : The amateurs of music in this city received on Saturday last at the New Rooms the highest treat imaginable from the exquisite performance of Master ...
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain |
| Author | Edward Scobie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Publishing Company, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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