Black Southerners, 1619-1869

Black Southerners, 1619-1869
ISBN-10
0813131359
ISBN-13
9780813131351
Category
Social Science
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
1983
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Author
John B. Boles

Description

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 a vast body of demographic, anthropological, and comparative scholarship to explore the character of black bondage in the American South. On such diverse issues as black population growth, the strength of the slave family, the efficiency and profitability of slavery, the diet and health care of bon.

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