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Archaeological and Archival Investigations into the Role of Anguillan Black Sailors in 17-19th Century Maritime Networks of Trade and Self-liberation. (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Port of Call: Archaeologies of Labor and Movement through Ports", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This presentation summarizes archival and archaeological research into 17-19th century unsanctioned networks of trade and self-liberation between the enslaved and free Black residents of British Anguilla and nearby French/Dutch St. Martin. Presenting preliminary findings from two seasons of archaeological...