LEADER 03051nam 2200625 450 001 9910459588303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-6509-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334467 035 $a(EBL)1915670 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000226878 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185951 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226878 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10263284 035 $a(PQKB)10189286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915670 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915670 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11005572 035 $a(OCoLC)900345065 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334467 100 $a20150124h19971997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe price of freedom $eslavery and manumission in Baltimore and early national Maryland /$fT. Stephen Whitman 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1997. 210 4$dİ1997 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-60112-7 311 $a0-8131-5554-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 SLAVERY IN EARLY NATIONAL BALTIMORE AND RURAL MARYLAND; 2 INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY IN BALTIMORE; 3 THE BLACK DRIVE FOR AUTONOMY AND MASTERS' RESPONSES; 4 MANUMISSION AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SLAVERY; 5 FREE BLACK FAMILY STRATEGIES FOR GAINING FREEDOM; 6 POLITICAL-ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND FREE BLACKS; Conclusions; Appendix A: Baltimore Slaveholders, 1790-1820; Appendix B: Occupational Categories; Appendix C: Sale Prices of Term Slaves and Slaves for Life; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 330 $aA stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth was far more complex, especially in border states where manumission was much more common. Whitman analyzes the economic and social history of Baltimore to show how the vigorous growth of the city required the exploitation of rural slaves. To prevent them from escaping and to spur higher production, owners entered into arrangements with their slaves, promising eventual freedom in return for many years' hard work. The Price of Freedom revea 606 $aSlavery$zMaryland 606 $aSlavery$zMaryland$zBaltimore 606 $aSlaves$xEmancipation$zMaryland 606 $aSlaves$xEmancipation$zMaryland$zBaltimore 607 $aMaryland$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSlavery 615 0$aSlavery 615 0$aSlaves$xEmancipation 615 0$aSlaves$xEmancipation 676 $a975.2/00496 700 $aWhitman$b T. Stephen$f1950-$01049652 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459588303321 996 $aThe price of freedom$92478856 997 $aUNINA