Unfreedom – Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth–Century Boston Hardesty

UnfreedomSlavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston\nAuthor(s): Jared Ross Hardesty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479801848, 978-1479801848\nSynopsis\nChoice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016\n Reveals the lived experience of slaves in eighteenth-century Boston\nInstead of relying on the traditional dichotomy of slavery and freedom, Hardesty argues we should understand slavery in Boston as part of a continuum of unfreedom. In this context, African slavery existed alongside many other forms of oppression, including Native American slavery, indentured servitude, apprenticeship, and pauper apprenticeship. In this hierarchical and inherently unfree world, enslaved Bostonians were more concerned with their everyday treatment and honor than with emancipation, as they pushed for autonomy, protected their families and communities, and demanded a place in society.\n Drawing on exhaustive rese.