The Price of Freedom : Slavery and Manumission in Baltimore and Early National Maryland /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitman, T. Stephen, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Esclaves > Affranchissement > Maryland > Baltimore.
Esclaves > Affranchissement > Maryland.
Slavernij.
Vrijlating.
Slaves > Emancipation.
Slavery.
Race relations.
HISTORY > State & Local.
Slaves > Emancipation > Maryland > Baltimore.
Slaves > Emancipation > Maryland.
Slavery > Maryland > Baltimore.
Slavery > Maryland.
Maryland > Relations raciales.
Maryland > Histoire.
Maryland > Baltimore.
Maryland.
Baltimore (Md.) > Race relations.
Baltimore (Md.) > History.
Maryland > Race relations.
Maryland > History.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813165097

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