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Clark-Pujara, C. (2021). Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England by Jared Hardesty (review). Journal of the Early Republic, 41(1), 146–148. https://doi.org/10.1353/jer.2021.0015 Ford, Anne.

Gross, Ariela, and Alejandro de la Fuente. “The History of Slavery Remains with Us Today.” The Washington Post, 2020.

In New England, though slaves were in unimaginable circumstances at times, they still strove to make a life for themselves, build families, and purse freedom. These efforts paid off eventually. The abolition of slavery most importantly came from the persistent effort of African Americans for their freedom. New England had little experience with race-based slavery and the analysis of slavery in New England is necessary to understanding race in history. This work contributes to the academic conversation regarding the history of slavery because it highlights slavery in in New England and how white citizens depended on slave labor for economic reasons. Racism transformed historically through many institutions. Enslaved people pushed back in the early 1700s and claimed freedom in many ways. This created opportunities in politics. The Age of Revolution in the late 18th century really was a turning point. The Age of Revolution strengthened anti-black racism in politics. The Constitution protected slavery and more freedom was met for people of color. The legacy of the Age of Revolution was a huge part of freedom with slavery and citizenship. The history of slavery still has effects on ideologies today. Assumptions that were made about people of color and that they do not have the capacities of full citizenship causes other terrible forms of racism today such as assumption of criminality based upon race. This work contributes to the academic conversation regarding the history of slavery because there is an overview of the instances of slavery in history and how that history still remains with us today.