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Douglas Deal <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:12:34 -0400
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> Attempts to enslave Native Americans also failed since they were "native"  to 
> the original areas of enslavement, and knew where to go to escape.
>   
Which is why most Indian slaves were sold to areas far from where they 
were captured. For example, Indian slaves in New England might have come 
from as far away as the Caribbean (Tituba, of Salem witchcraft fame, was 
a Carib Indian).



Doug Deal

History/SUNY Oswego

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