Freedom of speech: talk and slavery in the Anglo-Caribbean world

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION. With One Little Blast of Their Mouths: Speech, Humanity, and Slavery -- ONE. On Our Bare Word: Oath Taking, Evidence Giving, and the Law -- TWO. The Deliberative Voice: Politics, Speech, and Liberty -- THREE. Master, I Can Cure You: Talking Plants in the Sugar Islands -- FOUR. They Must Be Talked to One to One: Speaking with the Spirits -- FIVE. They Talk about Free: Abolition, Freedom, and the Politics of Speech -- Last Words -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Frontmatter --Contents --Abbreviations --INTRODUCTION. With One Little Blast of Their Mouths: Speech, Humanity, and Slavery --ONE. On Our Bare Word: Oath Taking, Evidence Giving, and the Law --TWO. The Deliberative Voice: Politics, Speech, and Liberty --THREE. Master, I Can Cure You: Talking Plants in the Sugar Islands --FOUR. They Must Be Talked to One to One: Speaking with the Spirits --FIVE. They Talk about Free: Abolition, Freedom, and the Politics of Speech --Last Words --Acknowledgments --Notes --Index

Introduction: With one little blast of their mouths : speech, humanity, and slavery -- On our bare word : oath taking, evidence giving, and the law -- The deliberative voice : politics, speech, and liberty -- Master, i can cure you : talking plants in the sugar islands -- They must be talked to one to one : speaking with the spirits -- They talk about free : abolition, freedom, and the politics of speech -- Last words.