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The Price of Freedom : Slavery and Manumission in Baltimore and Early National Maryland /
A stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth was far more complex, especially in border states where manumission was much more common. Whitman analyzes the economic and social history of B...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Price of Freedom : |b Slavery and Manumission in Baltimore and Early National Maryland / |c T. Stephen Whitman. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Slavery in early national Baltimore and rural Maryland -- Industrial slavery in Baltimore -- The black drive for autonomy and masters' responses -- Manumission and the transformation of slavery -- Free black family strategies for gaining freedom -- Political-economic thought and free blacks. | |
| 520 | |a A stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth was far more complex, especially in border states where manumission was much more common. Whitman analyzes the economic and social history of Baltimore to show how the vigorous growth of the city required the exploitation of rural slaves. To prevent them from escaping and to spur higher production, owners entered into arrangements with their slaves, promising eventual freedom in return for many years' hard work. The Price of Freedom revea. | ||
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