Slavery in The British and French Caribbean

Slavery in the British and French Caribbean refers to slavery in the parts of the Caribbean dominated by France or the British Empire.

Read more about Slavery In The British And French Caribbean:  Conditions, Abolition, Effects of The Abolition, Women, Social Production, and Slavery in The British Caribbean, Women and Resistance To Slavery in The British Caribbean

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