The Danish West Indies In Black And White

The Danish West Indies In Black And White
Author: Enrique Corneiro
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2017-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1387298577

500 black and white images that depict the people, places and events that transformed the Danish West Indies into the U.S. Virgin Islands. The United States purchased the islands of the Danish West Indies from Denmark in 1917 and renamed the islands the Virgin Islands of the United States of America. This book uses 500 black and white images to help show what life was like in the islands before and after becoming an American territory.

The Danish West Indies in Black and White

The Danish West Indies in Black and White
Author: Enrique F. Corneiro
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2010
Genre: Saint Croix (United States Virgin Islands)
ISBN: 9781257121052

150+ black and white images that depict the people, places and events that helped to transform the Danish West Indies into the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Slave Society in the Danish West Indies

Slave Society in the Danish West Indies
Author: N. A. T. Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1992
Genre: Enslaved persons
ISBN: 9789764100294

This volume is an account of the development and destruction of slavery in St Thomas, St John and St Croix, the Caribbean islands which today comprise the US Virgin Islands. The book sees slavery as fundamental to the entire fabric of colonial society, and pays particular attention to the social and political life of the whites and freedmen in interaction with the slaves.

Eyewitness Accounts of Slavery in the Danish West Indies

Eyewitness Accounts of Slavery in the Danish West Indies
Author: Isidor Paiewonsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN:

Through first-hand accounts and loads of illustrations, this slim (and large-print) volume documents the growth of slavery, beginning with the Danes' first efforts at colonization in the early 17th century, to the establishment of a full-blown slave economy, and through the abolition movement in the 19th century. The text is minor, the illustrations great. For a general audience. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Runaway Virgins: Danish West Indian Slave Ads 1770-1848

Runaway Virgins: Danish West Indian Slave Ads 1770-1848
Author: Enrique Corneiro
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2018-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0359101453

Runaway Virgins: Danish West Indian Slave Ads 1770-1848 uses more than 250 slavery related newspaper ads to help shine light on what life must have been like for the enslaved people of the U.S. Virgin Islands (former Danish West Indies). More than 300 specific individuals are identified and subjects related to runaway slaves are highlighted (i.e. punishment, laws, free men/women, country of origin, children, pardons, etc.)

Black Women/White Men

Black Women/White Men
Author: Eddie Donoghue
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2006-09-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1467813958