The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 503
... negroes was galling to them , and they sought by every means in their power to retain their authority , some even going to the lengths of destroying the provision grounds of the negroes , ejecting them from their houses and killing or ...
... negroes was galling to them , and they sought by every means in their power to retain their authority , some even going to the lengths of destroying the provision grounds of the negroes , ejecting them from their houses and killing or ...
Page 508
... negroes had not been able to get across a testimony to the small development of steam navigation in the West Indies at that time . Grenada suffered considerably from the migration of its negroes to Trinidad , the prevailing religion in ...
... negroes had not been able to get across a testimony to the small development of steam navigation in the West Indies at that time . Grenada suffered considerably from the migration of its negroes to Trinidad , the prevailing religion in ...
Page 512
... negroes themselves the immediate effects of complete emancipation were largely favourable . There was at first a general consensus of opinion that , whatever might be the difficulties and hardships of the planting community , the negroes ...
... negroes themselves the immediate effects of complete emancipation were largely favourable . There was at first a general consensus of opinion that , whatever might be the difficulties and hardships of the planting community , the negroes ...
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