Black Southerners, 1619-1869 /

This interpretation of the black experience in the South revealing emphasizes the evolution of slavery over time and the emergence of a rich, hybrid African American culture. From the incisive discussion on the origins of slavery in the Chesapeake colonies, John Boles embarks on an interpretation of...

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Main Author: Boles, John B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Series:New perspectives on the South.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Tentative Beginning; 2. The Crucial Eighteenth Century; 3. The Maturation of the Plantation System, 1776-1860; 4. Life and Death in the Old South; 5. Black Diversity in a Slave Society; 6. Community, Culture, and Rebellion; 7. An Unfinished Ending, 1861-1869; Bibliographical Essay; Index.