The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

A landmark history the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early 20th centurySince the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent Yet, as Andr s Res ndez illuminates in his myth shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors, then forced to descend into the mouth of hell of eighteenth century silver mines or, later, made to serve as domestics for Mormon settlers and rich Anglos Res ndez builds the incisive case that it was mass slavery, than epidemics, that decimated Indian populations across North America New evidence, including testimonies of courageous priests, rapacious merchants, Indian captives, and Anglo colonists, sheds light too on Indian enslavement of other Indians as what started as a European business passed into the hands of indigenous operators and spread like wildfire across vast tracts of the American Southwest The Other Slavery reveals nothing less than a key missing piece of American history For over two centuries we have fought over, abolished, and tried to come to grips with African American slavery It is time for the West to confront an entirely separate, equally devastating enslavement we have long failed truly to see. New Read The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America [ by ] Andrés Reséndez [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars rounded up Thinking about the subject of slavery in America will, for most people, conjure up horrific images of Africans taken from homeland and families, packed in confined spaces on ships and enduring unimaginable conditions and treatment once they reach their destination It is a tragic and vile chapter in our history, and a reminder of the horrors that humans can inflict on other humans in the name of economic power and gain But, as the author of this book reveals, Africans were 4.5 stars rounded up Thinking about the subject of slavery in America will, for most people, conjure up horrific images of Africans taken from homeland and families, packed in confined spaces on ships and enduring unimaginable conditions and treatment once they reach their destinati...A very interesting piece of non fiction tackling the issue that is not so widely discussed I definitely learnt a lot about slavery other than described in novels.While I found Resendez s book interesting, his argument that enslavement was a major overlooked cause of the decimation of the New World Indian population fell short for me I was convinced that in the early Columbian period a large segment of natives were worked to death, but the numbers for later periods seemed relatively small Yes, enslavement of the Indians definitely happened, and the author is correct that most Americans overlook this fact and think of slavery in the United States as a Ne While I found Resendez s book interesting, his argument that enslavement was a major overlooked cause of the decimation of the New World Indian population fell short for me I was convinced that in the early Columbian period a large segment of natives were worked to death, but the numbers for later periods seemed relatively small Yes, enslavement of the Indians definitely happened, and the author is correct that most Americans overlook this fact and think of slavery in the United States as a Negro phenomenon, but I feel The Other Slavery overstates its case.I was especially unconvinced by his assumption that every Indian child appearing in Mexican including territories that became part of the U.S with the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 baptismal records was a slave Is it so unbelievable that there were good people who actually adopted these children, even if they were culturally ignorant by today s enlightened s...Thoroughly researched and extremely informative Over 100 pages of endnotes with extensive background information, primary source material, and a detailed account of the other slavery, which essentially was the precursor to modern human trafficking Focuses primarily on the Spanish and later Mexican aspect of the other slavery, as the author is a Mexican historian, with only a portion of the book dealing with American trafficking of Native Peoples or other forms of coerced labor or outrigh Thoroughly researched and extremely informative Over 100 pages o...This is a really interesting history of forced servitude a euphemism for slavery, of course of the indigenous peoples in North America after European contact I found some of the author s arguments to be really compelling For example, the fact that islands like the Bahamas and my own home area of Pinellas County Florida were entirely depopulated of natives, whereas places like Mexico and South America that arguably had as much contact with the Spanish still have many people of native descent, This is a really interesting history of forced servitude a euphemism for slavery, of course of the indigenous peoples in North America after European contact I found some of the author s arguments to be really compelling For example, the fact that islands l...A careful work of scholarship, the author puts to rest any notion that slavery in the context of the Indians of the Americas is just spin Though different from the enslavement of so many Africans and African Americans, this very adaptable other slavery came first, outlasted the American Civil War, provided the archticture for Jim Crow laws, and has echoes in today s human tr...Resendez s books is look at the slavery of Indigenous populations in North and South America during the period of colonialization Most of the book is concerned with such slavery in Mexico and the areas of North America that originally were Spanish before being taken by the US, so the south Western U.S He chronicles such slavery both under Spanish and American governance The system of slavery that is described is actuallythan one system, and what is interesting, at times, is how the Span Resendez s books is look at the slavery of Indigenous populations in North and South America during the period of colonialization Most of the book is concerned with such slavery in Mexico and the areas of North America that originally were Spanish be...When you hear or see the word slavery , what comes to mind As Andres Resendez points out, the vast majority of us will envision African slaves, over crowded and disease ridden boats, and southern plantations While that is a tragic, inexcusable part of American history, Africans were not the only people enslaved during the early, tumultuous years of America s beginnings The Native Americans who d roamed the country freely, who d called the land their own for centuries before Europeans appeare When you hear or ...Exhaustive look at the enslavement of Native American peoples throughout the 16th 19th centuries, it was a difficult read but all encompassing and interesting at the same time I feel like I ve learned a lot not only about American history but the concept of slavery and how persistent ...Perhaps my expectations were raised too high by the intriguing topic and all the awards this book was shortlisted for, but I found it somewhat disappointing Perhaps indifferently edited would be the aptest description A lot of the material is fairly episodic and seems random in its inclusion Similarly, the book luxuriates in a pleasingly large number of maps, but they re often semi pointless, seemingly not designed to be particularly informative To be fair, Res ndez did an impressive job Perhaps my expectations were raised too high by the intriguing topic and all the awards this book was shortlisted for, but I found it somewhat disappointing Perhaps indifferently edited would be the aptest description A lot of the material is fairly episodic and seems random in its inclusion Similarly, the book luxuriates in a pleasingly large number of maps, but they re often semi pointless, seemingly not designed to be particularly informative To be fair, Res ndez did an impressive job turning materials up from a circumspect historical record here And most of the times when he wandered afield, the points were interesting in their own right the Spaniards having imported slaves to the Americas from the Philippines, the Pueblo revolt of 1680 Res ndez basical...

• English
• 01 December 2017
Andrés Reséndez
• Hardcover
• 448 pages
• 0547640986
• Andrés Reséndez
• The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America