‘Of a nation which the others do not understand’: Bambara slaves and African ethnicity in colonial Louisiana, 1718–60

1997/04/01 by Peter Caron · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Colonialism, slavery, and trade #Sex work and related issues #Caribbean history, culture, and politics #Ethnic group #Colonialism #History #Ethnology #Gender studies #Anthropology #Sociology #Archaeology

paper · doi:10.1080/01440399708575205

openalex publication_date 1997/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03

Abstract

(1997). 'Of a nation which the others do not understand': Bambara slaves and African ethnicity in colonial Louisiana, 1718–60. Slavery & Abolition: Vol. 18, Routes to Slavery: Direction, Ethnicity and Mortality in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, pp. 98-121.

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• History of Louisiana [wikipedia]