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Black Slaveowners

by Larry Koger
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Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales. It reveals how some African-American slave masters had earned their freedom and how some free Blacks purchased slaves for their own use. The book provides a fresh perspective on slavery in the antebellum South and underscores the importance of African Americans in the history of American slavery. The book also paints a picture of the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks, and between Black and white slaveowners. It illuminates the motivations behind African-American slaveholding—including attempts to create or maintain independence, to accumulate wealth, and to protect family members—and sheds light on the harsh realities of slavery for both Black masters and Black slaves.
  • BLACK SLAVEOWNERS—Shows how some African Americans became slave masters
  • MOTIVATIONS FOR SLAVEHOLDING—Highlights the motivations behind African-American slaveholding
  • SOCIAL DYNAMICS—Sheds light on the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks
  • ANEBELLUM SOUTH—Provides a perspective on slavery in the antebellum South
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    Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: March 22, 2010

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    • ISBN: 9780786451289
    • Release date: March 22, 2010

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    • ISBN: 9780786451289
    • File size: 2046 KB
    • Release date: March 22, 2010

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    subjects

    History Multi-Cultural Sociology Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales. It reveals how some African-American slave masters had earned their freedom and how some free Blacks purchased slaves for their own use. The book provides a fresh perspective on slavery in the antebellum South and underscores the importance of African Americans in the history of American slavery. The book also paints a picture of the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks, and between Black and white slaveowners. It illuminates the motivations behind African-American slaveholding—including attempts to create or maintain independence, to accumulate wealth, and to protect family members—and sheds light on the harsh realities of slavery for both Black masters and Black slaves.
  • BLACK SLAVEOWNERS—Shows how some African Americans became slave masters
  • MOTIVATIONS FOR SLAVEHOLDING—Highlights the motivations behind African-American slaveholding
  • SOCIAL DYNAMICS—Sheds light on the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks
  • ANEBELLUM SOUTH—Provides a perspective on slavery in the antebellum South
    • Expand title description text
    History Multi-Cultural Sociology Nonfiction