ISSN #
01636545
Volume Number
99
First Page
121
Last Page
139
Subject Area
American history
Description
The article explains how African slaves changed the colonial space of 18th century Newport, Rhode Island by transporting and preserving cultural and political concepts and codes. African slaves who came directly to Newport frequently came from the Gold Coast and consisted of Mandingo, Mende, Ibo, Ashanti and Fante peoples. Although the city's black population came from various regions and groups, its Africans could draw on a common cultural vocabulary that gave trees a sacred, and even cosmic, importance.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Publication Date
Fall 2007
Type
Article
Format
Text
Identifier
DOI
10.1215/01636545-2007-006
Language
English
Rights
Copyright of the Radical History Review and Duke University Press. Link to the publisher's version.
