From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family

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Contents Introduction 1 1. Yarrow Mamout, a West African Muslim Slave 7 2. Tobacco and the Importation of a Labor Force 22 3. Welcome to America 41 4. Slavery and Revolution 52 5. Yarrow of Georgetown 61 6. The Portraits: Peale, Yarrow, and Simpson 81 7. Free Hannah, Yarrow’s Sister 101 8. Nancy Hillman, Yarrow’s Niece 112 9. Aquilla Yarrow 122 10. Mary ‘‘Polly’’ Turner Yarrow 132 11. Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley 140 12. Traces of Yarrow 149 13. Unpleasant Valley 158 viii | contents 14. Freedom 177 15. From Harvard to Today 189 Epilogue: Guide to the Yarrows’ and Turners’ World Today 201 Notes 221 Bibliography 269 Acknowledgments 277 Index 283 Illustrations follow page 182 From Slave Ship to Harvard ...