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Slavery in the Cities : The South 1820-1860.
Title:
Slavery in the Cities : The South 1820-1860.
Author:
Wade, Richard C.
ISBN:
9781601295620
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- One: THE URBAN PERIMETER -- Two: BONDSMEN AND HIRELINGS -- Three: THE QUARTERS AND THE HOUSE -- Four: THE WEB OF RESTRAINTS -- Five: THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE -- Six: BEYOND THE MASTER'S EYE -- Seven: THE LASH AND THE LAW -- Eight: RUNAWAYS AND REBELS -- Nine: THE TRANSFORMATION OF SLAVERY IN THE CITIES -- Bibliographic Essay -- Notes -- Appendix -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
Attempts to show what happened to slavery in an urban environment and to reconstruct the texture of life of the Negroes who lived in bondage in the cities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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