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Bound To Slavery: Economic And Biographical Connections To Atlantic Slavery Between The Maritimes And West Indies After 1783, Sarah Elizabeth Chute Jan 2021

Bound To Slavery: Economic And Biographical Connections To Atlantic Slavery Between The Maritimes And West Indies After 1783, Sarah Elizabeth Chute

Graduate College Dissertations and Theses

Born in Africa, shipped to the West Indies, enslaved in the American colonies, and promised freedom in Colonial Canada: this well-known narrative traces a journey from tropical climates to northern temperate zones, from slavery to freedom. However, in the late eighteenth century, thousands of Black people experienced a journey from slavery in the American and West Indian colonies to continued enslavement in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island). Their stories challenge our understanding of the more familiar narrative that traces the lives of free Black Loyalists who went from slavery to freedom in the Atlantic world …


The Duchess: An Analysis Of The Life And Legacy Of Louisa Lane Drew, Rivka Kelly Jan 2014

The Duchess: An Analysis Of The Life And Legacy Of Louisa Lane Drew, Rivka Kelly

UVM Patrick Leahy Honors College Senior Theses

This thesis explores the life and legacy of actress-manager Louisa Lane Drew (1820-1897), as well as theater at the time through a biographical lens. Her work is largely forgotten from scholarly research, and her influence on theatre was notable. She is remembered mainly for being the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty, the Barrymores, rather than her own contributions for theatre. This thesis aims to shed light on those contributions and fill in some of the holes in previous scholarly work by examining this remarkable woman’s life, legacy and contributions to theatre chronologically.