Current historiography on aspects of Bahamian history presents limited research on the African presence in the islands, irrespective of the fact that arguably 8

"An excellent case study of a little-studied and poorly known community experiencing the processes of identity formation and culture change."--Brent R. Weisman,

Current historiography on aspects of Bahamian history presents limited research on the African presence in the islands, irrespective of the fact that arguably 8

This deeply researched, clearly written book is a history of black society and its relations with whites in the Bahamas from the close of the American Revolutio

Patrick Manning follows the multiple routes that brought Africans and people of African descent into contact with one another and with Europe, Asia, and the Ame