Stolen Childhood : Slave Youth in Nineteenth-Century America.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 In the Beginning: The Transatlantic Trade in Children of African Descent -- 2 You know I am one man that do love my children: Slave Children and Youth in the Family and Community -- 3 Us ain't never idle: The Work of Enslaved Children and Youth -- 4 When day is done: The Play and Leisure Activities of Enslaved Children and Youth -- Illustrations -- 5 Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave: Temporal and Spiritual Education -- 6 What has Ever become of my Presus little girl: The Traumas and Tragedies of Slave Children and Youth -- 7 Free at last: The Quest for Freedom -- 8 There's a better day a-coming: The Transition from Slavery to Freedom -- Notes -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.

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