Rice and slaves: Ethnicity and the slave trade in colonial South Carolina

by Daniel C. Littlefield

This historic and important Rice and Ethnicity and the Slave Trade in Colonial South Carolina, by Daniel C. Littlefield is a gem for historians. During long period of American history, the notion that Africans had made any contribution to American civilization was regarded, with rare exceptions, as inconceivable. The slaves has at least been recognized as having arrived not naked of culture, but equipped to be an active participant in the task of America colonization, fully capable of giving as well as receiving. South Carolina planters were greatly concerned about the ethnic origin, skills and character of their servile African population.

Genres: History

216 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1981

Reviews

[Starbubbles]

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.