Family or Freedom: People of Color in the Antebellum South
(Part of the New Directions in Southern History Series)
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In the antebellum South, the presence of free people of color was problematic to the white population. Not only were they possible assistants to enslaved people and potential members of the labor force; their very existence undermined popular justifications for slavery. It is no surprise that, by the end of the Civil War, nine Southern states had enacted legal provisions for the "voluntary" enslavement of free blacks. What is surprising to modern sensibilities and perplexing to scholars is that
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:081313692X
ISBN13:9780813136929
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:244 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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