Overview
- Offers insight into shipwrecks of the slave trade in the 18th century adding to the social narrative
- Analyses biographies of ships, crew members, voyage logs to shed light on the maritime traditions of these wrecks
- Presents up-to-date research of professional maritime historians, artifact curators, and marine archaeologists
Part of the book series: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology (CGHA)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Archival Sources on Slavery
- Atlantic World History and Slavery
- History of Slave Trade
- Maritime Archaeology in the Caribbean
- Material Culture and Slavery
- Pirates and Slavery in the Caribbean
- Shipwrecks in the Caribbean
- Slave Trade in the Caribbean
- St. Eustatius and the Slave Trade
- West Indies and Slave Trade
- Opportunities for (Il)legal Trade in the British West Indies
- Maritime slavery and enslaved lifeways on St. Eustatius
- African enslaved women of Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Artifacts as African Creative Expressions aboard Slave Ships
- Marine Art of Slave-Trade and Pirate Ships
- Queen Anne’s Revenge
- La Concorde
- Pewter on Slave Trade and Pirate Vessels
- Pirate Captain Blackbeard’s capture of La Concorde
- Edward Thache or Blackbeard the Pirate
About this book
This edited volume brings new perspectives on the topic maritime archaeology of the slave trade in the Caribbean. The book focuses on shipwrecks of the slave trade in the 18th century and suggests that there is a more complex and challenging social narrative than has previously been discussed. The authors examine biographies of ships, crew members, voyage logs, cargo inventories, trader correspondence and contextual analysis of the artifact assemblages to bring new insights into the microeconomics and maritime traditions of these floating prisons. The illustrious biography of Captain Edward Thache (aka Blackbeard) reveals past identities as a naval officer, slave trader, and pirate. Categories of artifacts in archaeological collections represent cultural connections and traditions of enslaved Africans. The volume includes several case studies that inform these narratives and examines slave ships such as la Concorde, Henrietta Marie, Whydah, La Marie Seraphique and Marquisde Bouillé.
Within the larger context of slave trade during the 18th century, authors explore legal and illegal trade in the British West Indies. These studies also address the plethora of social, political, and environmental impacts on these island communities that played an integral and strategic role in slave trade economics. This volume presents up-to-date research of professional maritime historians, artifact curators, and marine archaeologists drawing upon primary source documents, artwork, and material culture. The research collaborators reconstruct the international spheres of colonial North America, Europe, Africa, and West Indies. It is an interwoven narrative, both unique and typical, to the social and economic dynamics of 18th century Atlantic World.
Reviews
“Johnson wraps up the volume by identifying the common threads of the slave trade and piracy and how the researchers have approached their subjects and overcome challenges associated with each. The result is a well-written synthesis of research relating to the maritime slave trade, with a dash of piracy thrown in. This volume sets the standard for research on this topic as more ships are discovered and investigated.” (Charles Ewen, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 18 (4), 2023)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Lynn Harris (PhD University of South Carolina) has a background in nautical and terrestrial archaeology and maritime history. She teaches courses in underwater archaeology methods, maritime material culture, maritime landscapes, watercraft history, coastal cultural resource management, African and Caribbean maritime history, and archaeology. Most recently, Harris authored and edited two books, in addition to co-authoring articles published in International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, and Coriolis: Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies. Harris currently serves as faculty in the Program in Maritime Studies, Atlantic World Program, and Integrated Coastal Sciences Doctoral Degree Program. She has served for several years as a member of the Advisory Council in Maritime Archaeology, chair of the North Carolina Maritime History Council and Co-Director of East Carolina University Coastal and Marine Studies InterdisciplinaryUndergraduate Program .
Dr. Valerie A. Johnson serves as Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, & Humanities at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her research, conducted in Costa Rica, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, the Seychelles Islands and the United States, lectures, and publications center on gender, bioethics, disability, the health of women and girls, and environmental justice. In North Carolina, Dr. Johnson conducts research on both African American foodways and African American attitudes towards and experiences with “nature spaces.” Dr. Johnson chairs the NC African American Heritage Commission, serves on the NC Historical Commission, National Register Advisory Committee, the boards of the NC Maritime History Council and Preservation NC, is member of the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network, and is an advisor on the Humanities Action Lab’s initiative on climate change, immigration/migration and environmental justice. Dr. Johnson holds a Ph.D.in medical anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. in sociology from Atlanta University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Excavating the Histories of Slave-Trade and Pirate Ships
Book Subtitle: Property, Plunder and Loss
Editors: Lynn Brenda Harris, Valerie Ann Johnson
Series Title: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96233-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-96232-6Published: 19 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-96235-7Published: 20 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-96233-3Published: 18 May 2022
Series ISSN: 1574-0439
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 232
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History, general, Archaeology, Imperialism and Colonialism