Black jacks : African American seamen in the age of sail
Examines the roles of African-Americans, both free men and slaves, in maritime history during the years 1740 to 1865. Also discusses their relationships with white sailors
Print Book, English, 1997
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1997
History
viii, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780674076242, 9780674076273, 0674076249, 0674076273
35646554
Introduction: To Tell the Tale
1. The Emergence of Black Sailors in Plantation America
2. African Roots of Black Seafaring
3. The Way of a Ship
4. The Boundaries of Race in Maritime Culture
5. Possibilities for Freedom
6. Precarious Pillar of the Black Community
7. Free Sailors and the Struggle with Slavery
8. Toward Jim Crow at Sea
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