Rice and Slaves: Ethnicity and the Slave Trade in Colonial South Carolina

by Daniel C. Littlefield

Daniel Littlefield's investigation of colonial South Carolinianss preference for some African ethnic groups over others as slaves reveals how the Africans' diversity and capabilities inhibited the development of racial stereotypes and influenced their masters' perceptions of slaves. It also highlights how South Carolina, perhaps more than anywhere else in North America, exemplifies the common effort of Africans and Europeans in molding American civilization.
 

Genres: History

216 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1981

Reviews

[Starbubbles · Rating 2 out of 5]

i was so disappointed in this book. i was thinking it would be more about rice, but it was instead about the economic side of the international atlantic slave trade. i actually learned more about how rice was farmed in africa than in south carolina. plus, it just wasn't interesting. i can tell it was well researched and that lots of effort went into this, but i feel that there were better ways to not only organize the book, but to make it more interesting. the chapters and the subsections could have had a clearer thesis (like introducing the topic, summarizing the topic, etc). if you have a firm grasp of slave history and south carolina colonial history, then this book can provide good supplimental history for the wider international big picture.