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The Castle Slaves of the Gambia River
A Creole Community in the Eighteenth Century Atlantic World
Series: - African History, Volume: 12
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The Castle Slaves of the Gambia River is the first history of a community of enslaved Africans in eighteenth-century West Africa. It provides a vivid portrait of the people whose labor sustained Atlantic tradeâsuch as Hector, a skilled carpenter. Despite hardships they showed remarkable resilience, forging families and communities amid illness and loss, as seen in the tragic fate of Serva. Yet their story is not only one of suffering. The daring escape of Injee and Dukane is evidence of their resistance. Together, their lives reveal the crucial role they played in shaping a distinct creole cultural world along the West African coast.
Michael W. Tuck Ph.D., is Associate Professor of History at Northeastern Illinois University. He earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and recently published 'Forms of Slavery in the Great Lakes States' in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History (2023).
Acknowledgements
List of Figures, Graphs and Tables
1 Introduction
â1 The Life of a âDangerous Villainâ: Hector of James Island
â2 The Experience of Life as a Castle Slave
â3 Sources and Writing about Slavery
2 Becoming Castle Slaves: Struggles over Identity, Status and Survival
â1 Numbers, Gender and Origins of a Community
â2 Names, Naming and Identity
â3 Conclusions
3 Making a Life on James Island
â1 Living Arrangements on and off the Island
â2 Marriage, Partners and Children on James Island
â3 Conclusions
4 The Experience of Sickness and Death
â1 Health and Disease on James Island
â2 Healthcare and Healing in an Enslaved Community
â3 Death, Funerals and Burials
â4 Conclusions
5 Escaping James Island: Fugitives and the Quest for Freedom
â1 The Fugitives
â2 Considering Why: Motives for Running Away
â3 Outcomes and Consequences
â4 Conclusions
6 Working for the Companies: Enslaved African Contributions to Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Trade
â1 Places and Routines of Work
â2 Labor of the Castle Slaves
â3 Arming the Enslaved
â4 Pay and Compensation
â5 Conclusions
7 An Atlantic Creole Culture: Material Culture, Language and Religion
â1 Modes of Dress and Bodily Adornment
â2 Tobacco, Food and Drink
â3 Language and Religion
â4 Conclusions
8 Conclusions
Appendix 1: Names of the Castle Slaves
References
Index
List of Figures, Graphs and Tables
1 Introduction
â1 The Life of a âDangerous Villainâ: Hector of James Island
â2 The Experience of Life as a Castle Slave
â3 Sources and Writing about Slavery
2 Becoming Castle Slaves: Struggles over Identity, Status and Survival
â1 Numbers, Gender and Origins of a Community
â2 Names, Naming and Identity
â3 Conclusions
3 Making a Life on James Island
â1 Living Arrangements on and off the Island
â2 Marriage, Partners and Children on James Island
â3 Conclusions
4 The Experience of Sickness and Death
â1 Health and Disease on James Island
â2 Healthcare and Healing in an Enslaved Community
â3 Death, Funerals and Burials
â4 Conclusions
5 Escaping James Island: Fugitives and the Quest for Freedom
â1 The Fugitives
â2 Considering Why: Motives for Running Away
â3 Outcomes and Consequences
â4 Conclusions
6 Working for the Companies: Enslaved African Contributions to Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Trade
â1 Places and Routines of Work
â2 Labor of the Castle Slaves
â3 Arming the Enslaved
â4 Pay and Compensation
â5 Conclusions
7 An Atlantic Creole Culture: Material Culture, Language and Religion
â1 Modes of Dress and Bodily Adornment
â2 Tobacco, Food and Drink
â3 Language and Religion
â4 Conclusions
8 Conclusions
Appendix 1: Names of the Castle Slaves
References
Index
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