Stolen childhood: slave youth in nineteenth-century America

1 "You know I am one man that do love my children" Slave Children and Youth in the Family and Community 1 --

2 "Us ain't never idle" the World of Work 21 --

3 "When day is done" Play and Leisure 43 --

4 "Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave" Temporal and Spiritual Education 67 --

5 "What has Ever become of my Presus little girl" the Traumas and Tragedies of Slave Children and Youth 91 --

6 "Free at last" the Quest for Freedom 115 --

7 "There's a better day a-coming" the Transition from Slavery to Freedom 141.

In the beginning : the transatlantic trade in children of African descent

"You know I am one man that do love my children" : slave children and youth in the family and community

"Us ain't never idle" : the work of enslaved children and youth

"When day is done" : the play and leisure activities of enslaved children and youth

"Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave" : temporal and spiritual education

"What has ever become of my presus little girl" : the traumas and tragedies of slave children and youth

"Free at last" : the quest for freedom

"There's a better day a-coming" : the transition from slavery to freedom.