Complexion of Empire in Natchez - 9780820358529

Complexion of Empire in NatchezRace and Slavery in the Mississippi Borderlands\nAuthor(s): Christian Pinnen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Georgia Press, United States\nImprint: University of Georgia Press\nISBN-13: 9780820358529, 978-0820358529\nSynopsis\nIn Complexion of Empire in Natchez, Christian Pinnen examines slavery in the colonial South, using a variety of legal records and archival documents to investigate how bound labor contributed to the establishment and subsequent control of imperial outposts in colonial North America. He examines the dynamic and multifaceted development of slavery in the colonial South and reconstructs the relationships among aspiring enslavers, natives, struggling colonial administrators, and African laborers, as well as the links between slavery and the westward expansion of the American Republic. \n\nBy placing Natchez at the focal point, this book reveals the unexplored tensions among the enslaved, enslavers, and empires across the .