American Pluralism By Jeffrey Bolster Black Jacks Chapter Summary
Carmine Esposito
Brian Bouton
American Pluralism
Book Review One Jeffrey Bolster’s colorful and vibrant descriptions of seafaring brought life throughout his very detailed book Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail. Bolster’s own experiences of seafaring, career as a sailor, also helped give an emotional description throughout the book that I personally enjoyed. These emotions ran vivid throughout each chapter, giving the reader a scene in their mind, allowing them to imagine what is being said within the book. Bolster’s focus is on African American mariners work culture and travels in and out of ports over time, analyzing the differences of the sailors travels between slaves and free men. The author argues that sailors networks were the main formation of being able to collective to sense of ones …show more content…
Later on in Europe, slavery was established; but only from the African canoe men. This then ignited an expansion of deep sea voyaging sailors, and local boatmen, transporting goods within the waterways of North America and the Caribbean. These seamen had the ability to cross the line between slavery and freedom. Which then led to either isolation or the outside world. Enslaved African sailors were very much appreciated and rewarded for their skills, unlike their enslaved neighbors working on plantations. White captains accoladed these black sailors. According to Bolster , black seamen were able to feel the emotion of achieving success, something that many slaves and free black men were not able to experience in their life time. Bolster stated that northern slaves found the most benefit from an occupation at sea, black sailors were treated better then land working slaves because of their importance of their
Brian Bouton
American Pluralism
Book Review One Jeffrey Bolster’s colorful and vibrant descriptions of seafaring brought life throughout his very detailed book Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail. Bolster’s own experiences of seafaring, career as a sailor, also helped give an emotional description throughout the book that I personally enjoyed. These emotions ran vivid throughout each chapter, giving the reader a scene in their mind, allowing them to imagine what is being said within the book. Bolster’s focus is on African American mariners work culture and travels in and out of ports over time, analyzing the differences of the sailors travels between slaves and free men. The author argues that sailors networks were the main formation of being able to collective to sense of ones …show more content…
Later on in Europe, slavery was established; but only from the African canoe men. This then ignited an expansion of deep sea voyaging sailors, and local boatmen, transporting goods within the waterways of North America and the Caribbean. These seamen had the ability to cross the line between slavery and freedom. Which then led to either isolation or the outside world. Enslaved African sailors were very much appreciated and rewarded for their skills, unlike their enslaved neighbors working on plantations. White captains accoladed these black sailors. According to Bolster , black seamen were able to feel the emotion of achieving success, something that many slaves and free black men were not able to experience in their life time. Bolster stated that northern slaves found the most benefit from an occupation at sea, black sailors were treated better then land working slaves because of their importance of their