We sometimes imagine that such oppressive laws were put quickly into full force by greedy landowners. But that's not the way slavery was established in colonial America. It happened gradually -- one ...

British West Indian society and economy after emancipation -- Push factors and migration trends in India and China -- Formal organization of the British West Indian indenture system -- Life and labor ...

From the 17th to the 19th centuries, many immigrants arrived as indentured servants where, in exchange for a passage to North America, they signed a contract to work for an employer for a number of ...

Feb. 23—GREENSBURG — "Bound for Passage: The Story of an Indentured Servant" is coming to the Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12. A Living History program, it ...

In 1754 a carpenter named Josiah Halstead purchased the Allen House in Shrewsbury. Shortly thereafter he transformed it into a tavern. At some point, Halstead had indentured servants working for him. ...