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[11] [17] Though the interpretation of the bracelet as a gift to a slave has often been seen as evidence of affection between masters and slaves, Jennifer Baird has criticised this view as downplaying the violence and exploitation of ancient slavery. [18] If the owner of the bracelet was a freedwoman, the bracelet may have been given on the ...
The song was first formally published in the 1870s for the Fisk University Jubilee Singers after being written by Wallace Willis, a Native American slave before the American Civil War.
Chicora was a legendary Native American kingdom or tribe sought during the 16th century by various European explorers in present-day South Carolina. The legend originated after Spanish slave traders captured an Indian they called Francisco de Chicora in 1521; afterward, they came to treat Francisco's home country as a land of abundant wealth ...
Hand chains, an Arab wrist bracelet joined to a ring by a chain. A bracelet worn by a slave (this meaning comes from BDSM fiction, e.g. John Norman's Gor series of novels; in this context, it may be a colloquial term for handcuffs). A pair of slave bracelets dating from the 1920s. Slave bracelets are a piece of jewelry associated with several ...
The slave trade of Native Americans lasted until around 1730. It gave rise to a series of devastating wars among the tribes, including the Yamasee War. The Indian Wars of the early 18th century, combined with the increasing importation of African slaves, effectively ended the Native American slave trade by 1750. Colonists found that Native ...
Native American jewelry refers to items of personal adornment, whether for personal use, sale or as art; examples of which include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and pins, as well as ketohs, wampum, and labrets, made by one of the Indigenous peoples of the United States. Native American jewelry normally reflects the cultural diversity ...
The tune known as "Roll, Jordan, Roll" may have its origins in the hymn "There is a Land of Pure Delight" written by Isaac Watts [1] in the 18th century. It was introduced to the United States by the early 19th century, in states such as Kentucky and Virginia, as part of the Second Great Awakening, and often sung at camp meetings.
Some claim that songs of the Underground Railroad is an urban legend dating from the later 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. Skeptics claim that the legend has been picked up by credulous authors and published as fact without historical documentation.