By Cowper and Telfairs A Cargo of Guinea Slaves.

By Cowper and Telfairs A Cargo of Guinea Slaves.

slavery, slave advertisements, slave ships, race

This document is one of many examples of slave advertisements and runaway slave posts which use terms to indicate considered terms of whiteness and blackness, as the ad indicates the runaway enslaved people as “very black” and “of a black complexion.” The advertisement also calls for overseers, which were pivotal aspects of plantation life in the later-United States. Within the essay, this document provides evidence for the development of stereotypes and emphasizes the importance of slavery and the value of enslaved people, especially enslaved Africans.

Copwer and Telfairs

In the Council Chamber, Commons House of Assembly of Carolina, the 10th day of May, 1740.

University of Memphis

1740

Llyod Duhaime at Duhaime Law Museum

Llyod Duhaime at Duhaime Law Museum