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The Saber
纽约州奴隶制 : 透过詹姆斯 ·
摘要
在《纽约州奴隶制 : 透过詹姆角》一文中 , 我提出分析詹姆包括 The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish
分析这些作品及其他作品以何和黑人社群所持的态度 , 以及的态度 , 尤其是那些居住在纽约
关键词 : 奴隶制 ,Palatine Germ
尼莫尔 · 库珀 , 废奴主义 , 异族
Slavery has taken many forms
in different parts of the world
throughout history. In 1619, the
first African arrived in the colonies—in
Virginia, specifically. The spread of slavery—particularly
the race-based slavery
that became a divisive institution in the
nineteenth century—was not inevitable.
Early American colonists used various
forms of free labor, including the
subjugation of Native Americans and
the prolific use of indentured servitude.
In the central New York region, the setting
of much of Cooper’s writings, there
was an influx of indentured servants
during the early eighteenth century.
Palatine Germans fled their homes in
the southern Palatinate region of Germany
for a variety of reasons: floods,
famine, religious persecution, the ongoing
wars of Louis XIV of France, and
the circulation of pamphlets promoting
opportunities in North America. Unlike
black slaves, who were introduced
to the colonies forcefully, German ref-
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