Black Charlestonians : a social history, 1822-1885 /

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This revisionist work delineates the major social and economic contours of the large black population in the pivotal Southern city of Charleston, S.C., historical seaport center for the slave trade. The work draws upon census data, manuscript collections, and newspaper accounts to expand our knowled...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powers, Bernard E., Jr (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fayetteville, AR : University Of Arkansas Press, 1994
Colección:Black community studies.
Temas:
1800-1899
Sozialgeschichte 1822-1885.
African Americans > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
African Americans.
Blacks > South Carolina.
Zwarten.
Charleston (S.C.) > History.
South Carolina > Charleston.
United States, South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston > Minorities.
United States, South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston > History > 19th century.
United States, South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston > Social life and customs.
USA > Südstaaten
Charleston (S.C.)
Schwarze.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Slavery in antebellum Charleston
  • Free black life in antebellum and Civil War Charleston
  • "An earnest assertion of manhood"
  • The search for economic security
  • "The great work before us"
  • Class, status, and social life in the black community
  • "Behold a new Zion"
  • "An equal chance in the race of life."

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