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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
Contents
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
List of Tables
Foreword Xlll
Introduction
1. Free Black Slaveholding and the Federal Census
2. The Numbers and Distribution of Black Slaveholding
3. From Slavery to Freedom to Slaveownership
4. "Buying My Chidrum from Ole Massa"
5. Neither a Slave Nor a Free Person
6. The Woodson Thesis: Fact or Fiction?
7. White Rice, White Cotton, Brown Planters, Black Slaves
8. Free Black Artisans: A Need for Labor
9. The Denmark Vesey Conspiracy: Brown Masters vs. Black Slaves
10. No More Black Massa
Appendix A. Tables for Chapter One
Appendix B. Table for Chapter Two
Appendix C. Tables for Chapter Six
Notes
Index
