Ben Franklin's World is a production of the

O'Mohandro Institute.

Welcome to Ben Franklin's World,

Podcasts About Early American History with Liz Covert.

The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can

affect the better future. Ben Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people

and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world. And now... people and

now here's your host Liz Koval.

Hello and welcome to episode 220 of Ben Franklin's world

the podcast dedicated to helping you,

learn more about how the people and events of our early American past

have shaped the present day world we live in.

The history of slavery and enslavement in North America often presents slavery as a race-based institution and a southern problem.

But did you know that one of the earliest practices of slavery by English colonists originated in New England? In fact, Massachusetts

issued the very first slave code in English America in 1641. So why did New Englanders

turn to slavery and become the first English colonists to codify its practice?

Margaret Ellen Newell, a professor of history at the Ohio State University, and the author of Brethren by Nature, New England Indians,

colonists, and the origins of American slavery joins us to investigate these

questions and issues. Now during our, Margaret reveals information about the practice of Native American slavery in New England and the labor shortage that led to the practice.

Details about the Piquot War and how New England legal codes, laws and customs around slavery developed and work to support the institution

while also leaving openings for enslaved people to contest their status.

But first, I'm coming out to Colorado to ski

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