The Narrative of Primus: A Lineage Woven into American History

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: J. & E. Mills Publishing, 2026

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What changes when the history of American slavery is written by a descendant of the enslaved? The Narrative of Primus: A Lineage Woven into American History uncovers the life of Primus, an eighteenth-century African man enslaved in colonial Connecticut, through the work of John Mills, a genealogist living in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The author's own family history is inseparable from the legacy he examines. Writing from within the lineage shaped by slavery and emancipation, Mills brings a rare combination of scholarly rigor, lived inheritance, and historical accountability to a past too often narrated from a distance. Mills is a descendant of enslaved Americans: his second great-grandfather, Ned Mills, was enslaved in Texas, while his third great-grandfather, William Cooper, served as a Landsman in the United States Navy during the Civil War. These ancestral connections inform the book's central inquiry-how American history changes when slavery, freedom, and service are examined through family lines that experienced them firsthand. Drawing on genealogy, archival records, and local histories, the book challenges the persistent myth that slavery was primarily a Southern institution. It reveals the deeply embedded presence of slavery in New England and traces its influence across generations. The narrative extends into the Civil War era through the formation and service of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment, whose Black soldiers fought not only for the Union but for dignity, citizenship, and recognition. At the heart of the book is a rare account of Primus preserved in the writings of nineteenth-century author Lydia Sigourney. Through close analysis of her language and relationships, Mills explores whether her account represents a dictated slave narrative-one that captures Primus's memories of Africa, the Middle Passage, enslavement in New England, and a sustaining Christian faith. Grounded in descendant-led research and rigorous documentation, The Narrative of Primus demonstrates how genealogy can serve as a powerful historical method-recovering silenced voices, challenging inherited narratives, and reshaping how American history is written. It is both a work of remembrance and an invitation to reckon with the past in order to understand the present.…

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Titel
The Narrative of Primus: A Lineage Woven into American History
Autor
John Mills
Verlag
J. & E. Mills Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr
2026
Zustand
Very Good
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch

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