Title:
Slavery began with Pequot War
Date:
June 15, 1997
Scope & Content:
Newspaper article regarding the beginning of slavery in Connecticut with the Pequot War. Pequot men were shipped as slaves to the West Indies while women and children were distributed to English settlers and their Native American allies.
Colonial
2 pages
Colonial
2 pages
Object ID:
DOC.1997–06–15A
Object Name:
Newspaper Clippings
Collection:
Slaves – Black History
People:
Cromwell
Smith, Venture
Mumford, Robertson
Sigourney, Lydia Huntley
Primus (slave)
Perkins, Matthew
Piersen, William D.
Hempstead, Joshua
Huntington, Samuel (Gov.)
Rogers, James
Hagar (slave)
Smith, Venture
Mumford, Robertson
Sigourney, Lydia Huntley
Primus (slave)
Perkins, Matthew
Piersen, William D.
Hempstead, Joshua
Huntington, Samuel (Gov.)
Rogers, James
Hagar (slave)
Search Terms:
Pequot War
slaves
slavery
slaves
slavery