Amos Fortune, Free Man Terms

Indentured servitude was a practice by which people would provide free or underpaid labor to their employers in exchange for financial aid or learning a trade. Many poor Europeans came to North American colonies via… read analysis of Indentured Servitude

Manumission is the act of freeing an enslaved person. Some enslaved people saved up enough money to purchase their freedom from their enslavers, as Amos purchases the freedom of his wives (Lily, Lydia… read analysis of Manumission

Spirituals are a musical genre that arose in the context of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the history of enslavement in the United States, particularly the South. They combine biblical and historical motifs with musical… read analysis of Spirituals