Williams' Gang : a notorious slave trader and his cargo of black convicts / Jeff Forret.

William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the V...

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Main Author: Forret, Jeff, 1972- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Williams, William H., > approximately 1802-1858.
Slave traders > Washington (D.C.) > Biography.
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > History, Local.
Slave trade.
Slave traders.
Slavery.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
1800-1899
Biographies.
History.
Local history.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Local history.
Physical Description:xii, 470 pages : illustrations, map, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Notorious slave trader and his cargo of black convicts
Format: Book

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Call Number: E442 .F67 2020
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