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Family or Freedom : People of Color in the Antebellum South

In the antebellum South, the presence of free people of color was problematic to the white population. Not only were they possible assistants to enslaved people and potential members of the labor force; their very existence undermined popular justifications for slavery. It is no surprise that, by th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: West, Emily
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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