Escape to the city: fugitive slaves in the antebellum urban south
Auteur :
Müller, Viola Franziska
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781469671055
Date de publication :
4 oct. 2022
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,5 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
363 g
Format :
Cloth
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines runaways who camouflaged themselves among the free Black populations in Baltimore, Charleston, New Orleans, and Richmond. Viola Franziska Muller reveals how urbanization, work opportunities, and the interconnectedness of free and enslaved African Americans determined how successfully runaways could remain invisible to authorities.