Seen/Unseen: Hidden Lives in a Community of Enslaved Georgians

Seen/Unseen: Hidden Lives in a Community of Enslaved Georgians
ISBN-10
0820358975
ISBN-13
9780820358970
Series
Seen/Unseen
Category
History
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2021
Publisher
New Perspectives on the Civil
Authors
Christopher R. Lawton, Laura E. Nelson, Randy Reid

Description

"The author-editors of Seen/unseen: hidden lives in a Georgia slave community draw upon the letters and documents left behind by the Cobb-Lamar family to uncover the lost histories of enslaved peoples in the South. Each of the book's three sections begins with an introductory essay that provides context regarding the primary documents and letters included in the section. The first two sections explore the daily lives and relationships of slaves on several of the Cobb-Lamar plantations and their attempts to exert agency over their enslaved conditions. The last section examines closely the life of Aggy, Howell and Mary Ann Cobb's most trusted house servant"--

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