Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860 - Softcover

Koger, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786469315 ISBN 13: 9780786469314

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2011

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Historian Larry Koger lives in Largo, Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786469315
• ISBN 13: 9780786469314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300