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Fifty years in chains [[electronic resource] ] : or, The life of an American slave / / by Charles Ball
| Fifty years in chains [[electronic resource] ] : or, The life of an American slave / / by Charles Ball |
| Autore | Ball Charles <b. 1781?> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina |
305.5
305.5/67 305.5/67/092 305.567092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery - South Carolina Slavery - Georgia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4696-0786-7
1-4696-0785-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About This Edition; Summary; PREFACE.; FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS; or, THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE.; CHAPTER I.; SEPARATED FROM MY MOTHER.; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III.; CHAPTER IV.; CHAPTER V.; CHAPTER VI.; CHAPTER VII.; CHAPTER VIII.; CHAPTER IX.; CHAPTER X.; CHAPTER XI.; CHAPTER XII.; CHAPTER XIII.; CHAPTER XIV.; CHAPTER XV.; CHAPTER XVI.; CHAPTER XVII.; CHAPTER XVIII.; CHAPTER XIX.; CHAPTER XX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462248303321 |
Ball Charles <b. 1781?>
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 | ||
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Fifty years in chains [[electronic resource] ] : or, The life of an American slave / / by Charles Ball
| Fifty years in chains [[electronic resource] ] : or, The life of an American slave / / by Charles Ball |
| Autore | Ball Charles <b. 1781?> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina |
305.5
305.5/67 305.5/67/092 305.567092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery - South Carolina Slavery - Georgia |
| ISBN |
1-4696-0786-7
1-4696-0785-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About This Edition; Summary; PREFACE.; FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS; or, THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE.; CHAPTER I.; SEPARATED FROM MY MOTHER.; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III.; CHAPTER IV.; CHAPTER V.; CHAPTER VI.; CHAPTER VII.; CHAPTER VIII.; CHAPTER IX.; CHAPTER X.; CHAPTER XI.; CHAPTER XII.; CHAPTER XIII.; CHAPTER XIV.; CHAPTER XV.; CHAPTER XVI.; CHAPTER XVII.; CHAPTER XVIII.; CHAPTER XIX.; CHAPTER XX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786496403321 |
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Ball Charles <b. 1781?>
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fifty years in chains : or, The life of an American slave / / by Charles Ball
| Fifty years in chains : or, The life of an American slave / / by Charles Ball |
| Autore | Ball Charles <b. 1781?> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina |
305.5
305.5/67 305.5/67/092 305.567092 306.362092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery - South Carolina Slavery - Georgia |
| ISBN |
1-4696-0786-7
1-4696-0785-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About This Edition; Summary; PREFACE.; FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS; or, THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE.; CHAPTER I.; SEPARATED FROM MY MOTHER.; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III.; CHAPTER IV.; CHAPTER V.; CHAPTER VI.; CHAPTER VII.; CHAPTER VIII.; CHAPTER IX.; CHAPTER X.; CHAPTER XI.; CHAPTER XII.; CHAPTER XIII.; CHAPTER XIV.; CHAPTER XV.; CHAPTER XVI.; CHAPTER XVII.; CHAPTER XVIII.; CHAPTER XIX.; CHAPTER XX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820202703321 |
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Ball Charles <b. 1781?>
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| Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 | ||
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The life and times of Frederick Douglass [[electronic resource]]
| The life and times of Frederick Douglass [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (620 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RuffinGeorge L <1834-1886.> (George Lewis) |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - United States
Slavery - Maryland |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-58218-365-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153238103321 |
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Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.>
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| Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001 | ||
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The life and times of Frederick Douglass [[electronic resource]]
| The life and times of Frederick Douglass [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (620 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RuffinGeorge L <1834-1886.> (George Lewis) |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - United States
Slavery - Maryland |
| ISBN | 1-58218-365-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777750903321 |
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Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.>
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| Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The life and times of Frederick Douglass
| The life and times of Frederick Douglass |
| Autore | Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (620 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RuffinGeorge L <1834-1886.> (George Lewis) |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - United States
Slavery - Maryland |
| ISBN | 1-58218-365-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- INTRODUCTION. -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I. -- AUTHOR'S BIRTH. -- Author's place of birth -- Description of country -- Its inhabitants -- Genealogical trees -- Method of counting time in slave districts -- Date of author's birth -- Names of grandparents -- Their cabin -- Home with them -- Slave practice of separating mothers from their children -- Author's recollections of his mother -- Who was his father? -- CHAPTER II. -- REMOVAL FROM GRANDMOTHER'S. -- Author's early home -- Its charms -- Author's ignorance of "old master" -- His gradual perception of the truth concerning him -- His relations to Col. Edward Lloyd -- Author's removal to "old master's" home -- His journey thence -- His separation from his grand-mother -- His grief. -- CHAPTER III. -- TROUBLES OF CHILDHOOD. -- Col. Lloyd 's plantation -- Aunt Katy -- Her cruelty and ill-nature -- Capt. Anthony 's partiality to Aunt Katy -- Allowance of food -- Author's hunger -- Unexpected rescue by his mother -- The reproof of Aunt Katy -- Sleep -- A slave-mother's love -- Author 's inheritance -- His mother's acquirements -- Her death. -- CHAPTER IV. -- A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE SLAVE PLANTATION. -- Home Plantation of Colonel Lloyd -- Its Isolation -- Its Industries -- The Slave Rule -- Power of Overseers -- Author Finds some Enjoyment -- Natural Scenery -- Sloop "Sally Lloyd" -- Wind Mill -- Slave Quarter -- "Old Master's" House -- Stables, Store Houses, etc., etc. -- The Great House -- Its Surroundings -- Lloyd -- Burial-Place -- Superstition of Slaves -- Colonel Lloyd's Wealth -- Negro Politeness -- Doctor Copper -- Captain Anthony -- His Family -- Master Daniel Lloyd -- His Brothers -- Social Etiquette. -- CHAPTER V. -- A SLAVEHOLDER'S CHARACTER. -- Increasing acquaintance with old Master -- Evils of unresisted passion -- Apparent tenderness -- man of trouble.
Custom of muttering to himself -- Brutal outrage -- A drunken overseer -- Slaveholder's impatience -- Wisdom of appeal -- A base and selfish attempt to break up a courtship. -- CHAPTER VI. -- A CHILD'S REASONING. -- The author's early reflections on Slavery -- Aunt Jennic and Uncle Noah -- Presentmcnt of one day becoming a freeman -- Conflict between an overseer and a slave women -- Advantage of resistance -- Death of an overseer -- Col. Lloyd 's plantation home -- Monthly distribution of food -- Singing of Slaves -- An explanation -- The slaves' food and clothing -- Naked children -- Life in the quarter -- Sleeping places -- not beds -- Deprivation of sleep -- Care of nursing babies -- Ash cake -- Contrast. -- CHAPTER VII. -- LUXURIES AT THE GREAT HOUSE. -- Contrasts -- Great House luxuries -- Its hospitality -- Entertainments -- Fault-finding -- Shameful humiliation of an old and faithful coach-man -- William Wilks -- Curious incident -- Expressed satisfaction not always genuine -- Reasons for suppressing the truth. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- CHARACTERISTICS OF OVERSEERS. -- Austin Gore -- Sketch of his character -- Overseers as a class -- Their peculiar characteristics -- The marked individuality of Austin Gore -- His sense of duty -- Murder of poor Denby -- Sensation -- How Gore made his peace with Col. Lloyd -- Other horrible murders -- No laws for the protection of slaves possible of being enforced. -- CHAPTER IX. -- CHANGE OF LOCATION. -- Miss Lucretia -- Her kindness -- How it was manifested -- "Ike" -- A battle with him -- Miss Lucretia's balsam -- Bread -- How it was obtained -- Gleams of sunlight amidst the general darkness -- Suffering from cold -- How we took our meal mush -- Preparations for going to Baltimore -- Delight at the change -- Cousin Tom 's opinion of Baltimore -- Arrival there -- Kind reception -- Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Auld. Their son Tommy -- My relations to them -- My duties -- A turning point in my life. -- CHAPTER X. -- LEARNING TO READ. -- City annoyances -- Plantation regrets -- My mistress -- Her history -- Her kindness -- My master -- His sourness -- My comforts -- Increased sensitiveness -- My occupation -- Learning to read -- Baneful effects of slaveholding on my dear, good mistress -- Mr. Hugh forbids Mrs. Sophia to teach me further -- Clouds gather on my bright prospects -- Master Auld's exposition of the Philosophy of Slavery -- City slaves -- Country slaves -- Contrasts -- Exceptions -- Mr.Hamilton's two slaves -- Mrs. Hamilton's cruel treatment of them -- Piteous aspect presented by them -- No power to come between the slave and slaveholder. -- CHAPTER XI. -- GROWING IN KNOWLEDGE. -- My mistress -- Her slaveholding duties -- Their effects on her originally noble nature -- The conflict in her mind -- She opposes my learning to read -- Too late -- She had given me the "inch," I was resolved to take the "ell " -- How I pursued my study to read -- My tutors -- What progress I made -- Slavery -- What I heard said about it -- Thirteen years old -- Columbian orator -- Dialogue -- Speeches -- Sheridan -- Pitt -- Lords Chatham and Fox -- Knowledge increasing -- Liberty -- Singing -- Sadness -- Unhappiness of Mrs.Sophia -- My hatred of slavery -- One Upas tree overshadows us all. -- CHAPTER XII. -- RELIGIOUS NATURE AWAKENED. -- Abolitionists spoken of -- Eagerness to know the meaning of word -- Consults the dictionary -- Incendiary information -- The enigma solved -- "Nat Turner" insurrection -- Cholera -- Religion -- Methodist minister -- Religious impressions -- Father Lawson -- His character and occupation -- His influence over me -- Our mutual attachment -- New hopes and aspirations -- Heavenly light -- Two Irishmen on wharf -- Conversation with them. Learning to write -- My aims. -- CHAPTER XIII. -- THE VICISSITUDES OF SLAVE LIFE. -- Death of old Master 's son Richard speedily followed by that of old Master -- Valuation and division of all the property, including the slaves -- Sent for to come to Hillsborough to be valued and divided -- Sad prospects and grief -- Parting -- Slaves have no voice in deciding their own destinies -- General dread of falling into Master Andrew 's hands -- His drunkenness -- Good fortune in falling to Miss Lucretia -- She allows my return to Baltimore -- Joy at Master Hugh's -- Death of Miss Lucretia -- Master Thomas Auld's second marriage -- The new wife unlike the old -- Again removed from Master Hugh's -- Reason for regret -- Plan of escape. -- CHAPTER XIV. -- EXPERIENCE IN ST. MICHAELS. -- St. Michaels and its inhabitants -- Capt. Auld -- His new wife -- Sufferings from hunger -- Forced to steal -- Argument in vindication thereof -- Southern camp-meeting -- What Capt. Auld did there -- Hopes -- Suspicions -- The result -- Faith and works at variance -- Position in the church -- Poor Cousin Henny -- Methodist Preachers -- Their disregard of the slaves -- One exception -- Sabbath-school -- How and by whom broken up -- Sad change in my prospects -- Covey, the negro-breaker. -- CHAPTER XV. -- COVEY, THE NEGRO BREAKER. -- Journey to Covey's -- Meditations by the way -- Covey's house -- Family -- Awkwardness as a field hand -- A cruel beating -- Why given -- Description of Covey -- First attempt at driving oxen -- Hair-breadth escape -- Ox and man alike property -- Hard labor more effective than the whip for breaking down the spirit -- Cunning and trickery of Covey -- Family worship -- Shocking and indecent contempt for chastity -- Great metal agitation -- Anguish beyond description. -- CHAPTER XVI. -- ANOTHER PRESSURE OF THE TYRANT'S VISE. Experience at Covey's summed up -- First six months severer than the remaining six -- Preliminaries to the change -- Reasons for narrating the circumstances -- Scene in the treading-yard -- Author taken ill -- Escapes to St. Michaels -- The pursuit -- Suffering in the woods -- Talk with Master Thomas -- His beating -- Driven back to Covey 's -- The slaves never sick -- Natural to expect them to feign sickness -- Laziness of slaveholders. -- CHAPTER XVII. -- THE LAST FLOGGING. -- A sleepless night -- Return to Covey's -- Punished by him -- The chase defeated -- Vengeance postponed -- Musings in the woods -- The alternative -- Deplorable spectacle -- Night in the woods -- Expected attack -- Accosted by Sandy -- A friend, not a master -- Sandy's hospitality -- The ash-cake supper -- Interview with Sandy -- His advice -- Sandy a conjuror as well as a Christian -- The magic root -- Strange meeting with Covey -- His manner -- Covey's Sunday face -- Author's defensive resolve -- The fight -- The victory, and its results. -- A sleepless night-Return to Covey's-Punished by him-The chase defeated-Vengeance postponed-Musings in the woods-The a -- CHAPTER XVIII. -- NEW RELATIONS AND DUTIES. -- Change of masters -- Benefits derived by change -- Fame of the fight with Covey -- Reckless unconcern -- Author's abhorrence of slavery -- Ability to read a cause of prejudice -- The holidays -- How spent -- Sharp hit at slavery -- Effects of holidays -- Difference between Covey and Freeland -- An irreligious master preferred to a religious one -- Hard life at Covey's useful to the author -- Improved condition does not bring contentment -- Congenial society at Freeland 's -- Author's Sabbath-school -- Secrecy necessary -- Affectionate relations of tutor and pupils -- Confidence and friendship among slaves -- Slavery the inviter of vengeance. -- CHAPTER XIX. THE RUNAWAY PLOT. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810089403321 |
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Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.>
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| Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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My bondage and my freedom / / Fredrick Douglass
| My bondage and my freedom / / Fredrick Douglass |
| Autore | Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [South Bend, IN], : Infomotions |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Antislavery movements - United States
Slavery - Maryland |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811493803321 |
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Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.>
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| [South Bend, IN], : Infomotions | ||
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Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave / written by himself. Edited by Benjamin Quarles [[electronic resource]]
| Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave / written by himself. Edited by Benjamin Quarles [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 1960 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvi, 163 p.) : port., map |
| Disciplina |
326.92
92 |
| Collana | The John Harvard library |
| Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery Afro-Americans - Biography |
| ISBN | 0-674-60101-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996247899403316 |
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Douglass Frederick <1818-1895.>
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| Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 1960 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The price of freedom : slavery and manumission in Baltimore and early national Maryland / / T. Stephen Whitman
| The price of freedom : slavery and manumission in Baltimore and early national Maryland / / T. Stephen Whitman |
| Autore | Whitman T. Stephen <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 975.2/00496 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery - Maryland - Baltimore Slaves - Emancipation - Maryland Slaves - Emancipation - Maryland - Baltimore |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8131-6509-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; 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; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459588303321 |
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Whitman T. Stephen <1950->
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| Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1997 | ||
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The price of freedom : slavery and manumission in Baltimore and early national Maryland / / T. Stephen Whitman
| The price of freedom : slavery and manumission in Baltimore and early national Maryland / / T. Stephen Whitman |
| Autore | Whitman T. Stephen <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina | 975.2/00496 |
| Soggetto topico |
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery - Maryland - Baltimore Enslaved persons - Emancipation - Maryland Enslaved persons - Emancipation - Maryland - Baltimore |
| ISBN | 0-8131-6509-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; 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; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787480803321 |
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Whitman T. Stephen <1950->
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| Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1997 | ||
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