Heather Andrea Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3959075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Andrea Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS H A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The work of slavery
‘The work of slavery’ describes the wide range of work and duties allocated to enslaved people—men, women, and children—in the North and South. From the 1600s to 1865 the vast majority worked in agriculture producing the cash crops that generated the wealth of the nation. The slave trade created mass consumer markets that traded sugarcane, sugar, rum, molasses, tobacco, indigo, coffee, rice, and cotton. Slavery also existed in urban spaces, where…
Surviving slavery
People may not have survived the hard labor and the violence, the domination, and the degradation of slavery had they not found ways of nurturing their spirits. Most enslaved people did not escape or engage in active rebellion; instead, they focused on living their lives, resisting when they could, exerting individual agency when possible. ‘Surviving slavery’ describes the life in enslaved communities where black people formed bonds with one anot…
The Atlantic slave trade
Slavery had long existed in Europe and Africa, but the history of the Atlantic slave trade begins in the 1440s with Portuguese exploration of West Africa. ‘The Atlantic slave trade’ charts the increased demand for slave labor in Portugal and the Christian justification of African enslavement. In the 1490s, the journeys of Christopher Columbus to the Caribbean and North and South America opened up mineral-rich and fertile lands on which European c…
Taking slavery apart
Slavery existed in America for nearly two hundred and fifty years until it was finally abolished with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December 1865. It took all those years and a civil war to end slavery, but ‘Taking slavery apart’ illustrates the ways that enslaved people challenged their slavery, from when it was being put into place, through when the institution matured and proved lucrative, to its final end. Through efforts to…
American Slavery
"This short introduction to American slavery begins with the Portuguese capture of Africans in the 1400s and, drawing upon the scholarship of numerous historians as well as the analysis of primary documents, explores the development of slavery in the American colonies and later, the United States of America. It analyzes early legislation in Virginia that differentiated Indians and Africans from Europeans and began the process of stratifying socie…
Putting slavery into place
America held promises of wealth and freedom for Europeans; in time, slavery became the key to the fulfillment of both. ‘Putting slavery into place’ describes the system of slavery initiated by European immigrants to the colonies. They chose to enslave only those who were different from them—Indians and Africans. When continued enslavement of Indians proved difficult or against colonists' self-interest, Africans and their descendants alone constit…
Self-Taught
Self-Taught
Clothing Themselves in Intelligence
Clothing Themselves in Intelligence
Self-Taught
Self-Taught
The work of slavery
‘The work of slavery’ describes the wide range of work and duties allocated to enslaved people—men, women, and children—in the North and South. From the 1600s to 1865 the vast majority worked in agriculture producing the cash crops that generated the wealth of the nation. The slave trade created mass consumer markets that traded sugarcane, sugar, rum, molasses, tobacco, indigo, coffee, rice, and cotton. Slavery also existed in urban spaces, where…
Surviving slavery
People may not have survived the hard labor and the violence, the domination, and the degradation of slavery had they not found ways of nurturing their spirits. Most enslaved people did not escape or engage in active rebellion; instead, they focused on living their lives, resisting when they could, exerting individual agency when possible. ‘Surviving slavery’ describes the life in enslaved communities where black people formed bonds with one anot…
The Atlantic slave trade
Slavery had long existed in Europe and Africa, but the history of the Atlantic slave trade begins in the 1440s with Portuguese exploration of West Africa. ‘The Atlantic slave trade’ charts the increased demand for slave labor in Portugal and the Christian justification of African enslavement. In the 1490s, the journeys of Christopher Columbus to the Caribbean and North and South America opened up mineral-rich and fertile lands on which European c…
Taking slavery apart
Slavery existed in America for nearly two hundred and fifty years until it was finally abolished with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December 1865. It took all those years and a civil war to end slavery, but ‘Taking slavery apart’ illustrates the ways that enslaved people challenged their slavery, from when it was being put into place, through when the institution matured and proved lucrative, to its final end. Through efforts to…
American Slavery
"This short introduction to American slavery begins with the Portuguese capture of Africans in the 1400s and, drawing upon the scholarship of numerous historians as well as the analysis of primary documents, explores the development of slavery in the American colonies and later, the United States of America. It analyzes early legislation in Virginia that differentiated Indians and Africans from Europeans and began the process of stratifying socie…
Putting slavery into place
America held promises of wealth and freedom for Europeans; in time, slavery became the key to the fulfillment of both. ‘Putting slavery into place’ describes the system of slavery initiated by European immigrants to the colonies. They chose to enslave only those who were different from them—Indians and Africans. When continued enslavement of Indians proved difficult or against colonists' self-interest, Africans and their descendants alone constit…
History (6 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (2 works)