Slaves
Basavis (under Devadasi), Bogams (under Devadasi), Capitein, Jacobus, Carver, George Washington, Cugoano, Ottobah, Devadasi, Douglass, Frederick, Equiano, Olaudah, Hannibal, Abram Petrovich, Jogatis (under Devadasi), Lin Huoping, Muralis (under Devadasi), Natis (under Devadasi), Rat-Children of Shah Daula, Restavecs, Sacagawea, Sancho, Ignatius, Slaves, Smith, Venture, Thevardiyar (under Devadasi), Trokosi, Wheatley, Phillis, Zaid bin Haritha,
Basavis (under Devadasi)
Devadasi (mainly of Maharashtra and Karnataka states) and related practices ( Maharis in Kerala, Natis in Assam, Muralis in Maharashtra, Bogams in Andhra Pradesh, Jogatis and Basa... [more]
Bogams (under Devadasi)
Devadasi (mainly of Maharashtra and Karnataka states) and related practices ( Maharis in Kerala, Natis in Assam, Muralis in Maharashtra, Bogams in Andhra Pradesh, Jogatis and Basa... [more]
Capitein, Jacobus
Capitein was a former slave brought to the Netherlands by a Dutch ship captain. In Leiden he attended school, learned several European languages and in 1742 he became a clergyman after theo... [more]
Carver, George Washington
Carver was born into slavery, to a "good" owner, Moses Carver; his mother was the only slave he had ever owned, and she was well-treated. His father, from a neighboring plantation... [more]
Cugoano, Ottobah
An Igbo born in Ghana, Cugoano was captured by slavers when about 13 and shipped to Grenada in the Caribbean. In 1772 he was brought to England by a new owner and freed. He took the name Jo... [more]
Devadasi
Devadasi (mainly of Maharashtra and Karnataka states) and related practices ( Maharis in Kerala, Natis in Assam, Muralis in Maharashtra, Bogams in Andhra Pradesh, Jogatis and Basa... [more]
Douglass, Frederick
Douglass was born in Maryland to a slave woman and named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; his father was white - quite possibly his mother's owner (a common practice). As a young child... [more]
Equiano, Olaudah
Olaudah was an Igbo from Nigeria, captured by a slaver when he was about 11 and transported first to the West Indies, then Virginia and finally to England, all in the space of about a year.... [more]
Hannibal, Abram Petrovich
Hannibal was born an African prince, but kidnapped as a young boy about 1692 and sent to Istanbul as a hostage. A year late he was sent as a present to Tsar Peter of Russia, who used him as... [more]
Jogatis (under Devadasi)
Devadasi (mainly of Maharashtra and Karnataka states) and related practices ( Maharis in Kerala, Natis in Assam, Muralis in Maharashtra, Bogams in Andhra Pradesh, Jogatis and Basa... [more]
