James Dewolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade The Christy Lumber Camp ISBN13: 9781530804573

ISBN13: 9781530804573

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Terry Atkinson has had a long career as a journalist

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James Dewolf and the Rhode Island Slave Trade The Christy Lumber Camp ISBN13: 9781530804573An unsettling story of corruption and exploitation in the Ocean State from slave ships to politics. Over thirty thousand slaves were brought to the shores of colonial America on ships owned and captained by James DeWolf. When the United States took action to abolish slavery, this Bristol native manipulated the legal system and became actively involved in Rhode Island politics in order to pursue his trading ventures. He served as a member of the House