William Eden and the Convicts, 1771–1787

Bolton, Geoffrey

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8497.1980.tb00519.x

“…Imprisonment with hard labor was first introduced into English law with the Criminal Law Act 1776 (6 Geo III c 43), also known as the "Hulks Act"; however many were concerned about its inhumanity and the infringement of prisoners' rights (Atkinson 1994, pp. 94-98;Bolton 1980;Gray 2016). By adding bondage to exile, convicts began to look more like slavesa category increasingly coming under attack.…”

Section: Imperialism and Unfree Labormentioning

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Bikini Atoll

2021

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This essay explores the life and work of US actor, teacher, theater director and producer, author, black liberation activist, and poet Amiri Baraka (1934Baraka ( -2014. I tried to defend myself. 'Look, why jump on me? I understand what you're saying. I'm in complete agreement with you. I'm a poet. . . . what can I do? I write, that's all. I'm not even interested in politics.'She jumped on me with both feet, as did a group of Mexican poets in Habana. She called me a 'cowardly bourgeois individualist'. The poets, or at least one young wild eyed Mexican poet, Jaime Shelly,

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“…Imprisonment with hard labor was first introduced into English law with the Criminal Law Act 1776 (6 Geo III c 43), also known as the "Hulks Act"; however many were concerned about its inhumanity and the infringement of prisoners' rights (Atkinson 1994, pp. 94-98;Bolton 1980;Gray 2016). By adding bondage to exile, convicts began to look more like slavesa category increasingly coming under attack.…”

Section: Imperialism and Unfree Labormentioning

confidence: 99%

British Raj

2021

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This essay explores the life and work of US actor, teacher, theater director and producer, author, black liberation activist, and poet Amiri Baraka (1934Baraka ( -2014. I tried to defend myself. 'Look, why jump on me? I understand what you're saying. I'm in complete agreement with you. I'm a poet. . . . what can I do? I write, that's all. I'm not even interested in politics.'She jumped on me with both feet, as did a group of Mexican poets in Habana. She called me a 'cowardly bourgeois individualist'. The poets, or at least one young wild eyed Mexican poet, Jaime Shelly,

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British Slavery and Australian Colonization

Lydon¹

2021

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William Eden and the Convicts, 1771–1787

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