Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley African Princess, Florida Slave, Plantation Slaveowner |
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Author:
| Schafer, Daniel L. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8130-5653-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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In this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley's remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black community.
In this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley's remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black community.