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'Like Poor Galley Slaves ....': Slavery and Convict Transportation
Slavery was just one of a number of forms of unfree labour associated with European overseas expansion. Indeed, of an estimated 5,300,000 unfree migrants carried on British vessels in the period 1519-1920 only about 58 percent were slaves. Of the remainder the rest were indentured servants (predominantly drawn from the Indian subcontinent) and 6 percent (or approximately 310,000) were transported convicts.
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Publication title
in Legacies of Slavery: Comparative PerspectivesEditors
Maria Suzette Fernandes DiasPagination
48-61ISBN
1847181112Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
Cambridge Scholars PublishingPlace of publication
NewcastleExtent
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