Tobago as a Slave Colony (An Analytical History of Tobago Book 11)

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Tobago’s Big Story is that a people who were brought to the island as chattel slaves are now owners of the island. Tobago’s Big Question is where are these people today and where are they going? This is the story that should be followed.
Tobago was once a typical West Indian slave colony. The points outline below highlight some aspects of slavery in the West Indies compared to that practice in North The usa.

a.In the West Indies organized slave uprisings and runaways were frequent.
b.Rebellions were in higher proportions among Africans than among Creole slaves. It was once only after the African Slave Trade ended that Creoles dominate protests and uprisings.
c.The practice of slavery in the West Indies was once less harsh than in North The usa in only one respect. It was once easier for a slave to be manumitted and gain opportunities for economic advancement but Tobago was once in large part an exception to that.
d.West Indian Whites tolerated free coloreds for whom North American societies found no place. West Indian planters .needed coloreds for jobs that have been taken by Whites in North. The usa.
e.Coloreds held more and more prominent positions in the West Indies They were distinguished from slaves not only by freedom but by the incident of color. Unlike North The usa, West Indies Whites accorded coloreds special privileges. In North The usa one was once either Black or White.
f.A a very powerful difference between slavery in the West Indies and slavery in North The usa was once the proportion of Blacks to Whites. Whites outnumbered Blacks in North The usa which was once reasonably the opposite in the West Indies. The scarcity of Whites in the West Indies made them more inclined to accept a variety of intimate associations with free coloreds.
g.Interracial relationships were openly accommodated in the West. Indies, especially between White men and colored women and their off-springs who were classified as coloreds became insular towards Blacks.
h.Rich West Indian Whites not only recognized their colored off-springs but frequently educated them in Europe and large property and wealth to them as their heirs.

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