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Enslaved Africans in the Colony of Connecticut by Peter Hinks
Introduction: Enslavement was many Africans’ first experience of life in Connecticut where they were forcibly delivered from their native land, owned as property by white colonists, compelled to work, and largely deprived of individual autonomy. They would contribute importantly to the expanding prosperity of the colony in the eighteenth century. Even in the midst of slavery, Africans and Americans born of African ancestry in the colonies would begin to establish a place for themselves while striving for greater freedom and independence.
1. The Connecticut Colony: A Background