HIS106Y1 Lecture 3: Freedom Struggles(North America): 1626
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Freed african were allowed to purchase their own property: dutch began importing slaves from west africa, british bought the slaves over to the americas" Slaveholding was crucial to the creation of new york city: developed land, built building, blacksmithing etc. Slaves worked alongside white workers: blacks would hire themselves for various labour work to earn wages for their owners. Slave owner perspective: characterized slavery as a benign institution but it"s better than where they came from. Commode chair: a form of chamber pot; a chair as well as a toilet. Slaves in charge of cleaning it and assuring it"s smelling good and ready to use by their owner.
