The Effects of "Cloth Politics" in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Cause, Cash, Commodity and Comfort
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2009-04
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Vanderbilt University
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This paper examines the important role cloth played in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. All aspects of cloth related topics are researched from economic commodity to a tool to purchase freedom. Written for MLAS 270 33: New Methods, New Discoveries, and New Interpretations in Slavery Studies with Prof. Jane Landers, Spring 2009.
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Women dressmakers, Clothing trade -- Africa, Textile fabrics -- Africa, Slave trade -- Africa, Textile trade -- Africa