Stolen childhood: slave youth in nineteenth-century America

1. "You know I am one man that do love my children".

Slave children and youth in the family and community.

2. "Us ain't never idle".

The world of work.

3. "When day is done".

Play and leisure.

4. "Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave".

Temporal and spiritual education.

5. "What has ever become of my presus little girl".

The traumas and tragedies of slave children and youth.

6. "Free at last".

The quest for freedom.

7. "There's a better day a-coming".

The transition from slavery to freedom.

In the beginning: the transatlantic trade in children of African descent

"You know I am one man that do love my children" : slave children and youth in the family and community

"Us ain't never idle" : the work of enslaved children and youth

"When day is done" : the play and leisure activities of enslaved children and youth

"Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave" : temporal and spiritual education

"What has ever become of my presus little girl" : the traumas and tragedies of slave children and youth

"Free at last" : the quest for freedom

"There's a better day a-coming" : the transition from slavery to freedom.