Slaves of liberty, the: freedom in amite county, mississippi, 1820-1868
Auteur :
Smith, Dale Edwyna
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780815330820
Date de publication :
1 nov. 1998
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
570 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A new wave historian mines previously unexamined documents of the Amite county seat courthouse (Liberty, MS) in relating the lives of black Americans under and freed from slavery. Main foci are: slave law, gender issues, local churches, the "troubles" of 1861-65 as related in a slaveowner's diary w