Excavating the Histories of Slave-Trade and Pirate Ships

lt;p>Dr. Lynn Harris (PhD University of South Carolina) has a background in nautical and terrestrial archaeology and maritime history. She teaches courses in underwater archaeology methods, maritime material culture, maritime landscapes, watercraft history, coastal cultural resource management, African and Caribbean maritime history, and archaeology. Most recently, Harris authored and edited two books, in addition to co-authoring articles published in International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, and Coriolis: Interdisciplinary Journal of Maritime Studies. Harris currently serves as faculty in the Program in Maritime Studies, Atlantic World Program, and Integrated Coastal Sciences Doctoral Degree Program.  She has served for several years as a member of the Advisory Council in Maritime Archaeology, chair of the North Carolina Maritime History Council and Co-Director of East Carolina University Coastal and Marine Studies Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Program . 

Dr. Valerie A. Johnson serves as Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, & Humanities at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her research, conducted in Costa Rica, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, the Seychelles Islands and the United States, lectures, and publications center on gender, bioethics, disability, the health of women and girls, and environmental justice. In North Carolina, Dr. Johnson conducts research on both African American foodways and African American attitudes towards and experiences with "nature spaces."  Dr. Johnson chairs the NC African American Heritage Commission, serves on the NC Historical Commission, National Register Advisory Committee, the boards of the NC Maritime History Council and Preservation NC, is member of the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network, and is an advisor on the Humanities Action Lab's initiative on climate change, immigration/migration and environmental justice. Dr. Johnson holds a Ph.D. in medical anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. in sociology from Atlanta University. 

Introduction.- Chapter 1. 18th Century Opportunities for (Il)legal Trade in the British West Indies (Ben Siegel).- Chapter 2. Maritime slavery and enslaved lifeways on St. Eustatius (Ruud Stelton).- Chapter 3. African enslaved women of the 18th century Transatlantic Slave Trade (Kelsey Dwyer).- Chapter 4. Gold and Glass: Artifacts as African Expressions of Creation aboard Slave Ships (Lynn Brenda Harris).- Chapter 5. Examining the Potential of 17th And 18th Century Marine Art as a Research Tool in Investigation of Shipwrecks Identified as Slave-Trade and Pirate Ships (Sarah C. Watkins-Kenney, Lynn B. Harris, And Third/Second Author).- Chapter 6. Searching for Inclusivity in the Archaeological Record of a Ship with Two Names (Linda F. Carnes-Mcnaughton and Mark U. Wilde-Ramsing).- Chapter 7. Pewter Discovered on Shipwrecks of Early 18th Century Slave-Trade and Pirate Vessels.(Sarah C. Watkins-Kenney).- Chapter 8. Tales from the Archive: Pirate CaptainBlackbeard's capture of La Concorde, a French-slave trading vessel (Hannah Francis).- Chapter 9. Edward Thache, or Blackbeard the Pirate (Baylus Brooks).- DISCUSSANT - EPILOGUE (Valerie Ann Johnson).

"Johnson wraps up the volume by identifying the common threads of the slave trade and piracy and how the researchers have approached their subjects and overcome challenges associated with each. The result is a well-written synthesis of research relating to the maritime slave trade, with a dash of piracy thrown in. This volume sets the standard for research on this topic as more ships are discovered and investigated." (Charles Ewen, Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 18 (4), 2023)