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11 produkter
Race Relations at the Margins
Slaves and Poor Whites in the Antebellum Southern Countryside
Av Jeff Forret
Häftad, 2010
342 kr
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Covering a broad geographic scope from Virginia to South Carolina between 1820 and 1860, Jeff Forret scrutinizes relations among rural poor whites and slaves, a subject previously unexplored and certainly under-reported. Forret's findings challenge historians' long-held assumption that mutual …
Slave Against Slave
Plantation Violence in the Old South
Av Jeff Forret
Inbunden, 2015
758 kr
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In the first-ever comprehensive analysis of violence between slaves in the antebellum South, Jeff Forret challenges persistent notions of slave communities as sites of unwavering harmony and solidarity. Though existing scholarship shows that intraracial black violence did not reach high levels …
New Directions in Slavery Studies
Commodification, Community, and Comparison
Av Jeff Forret, Christine E. Sears
Inbunden, 2015
556 kr
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In this landmark essay collection, twelve contributors chart the contours of current scholarship in the field of slavery studies, highlighting three of the discipline's major themes -- commodification, community, and comparison -- and indicating paths for future inquiry.New Directions in Slavery …
Southern Scoundrels
Grifters and Graft in the Nineteenth Century
Av Jeff, Forret, Jeff Forret m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
474 kr
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The history of capitalist development in the United States is long, uneven, and overwhelmingly focused on the North. Macroeconomic studies of the South have primarily emphasized the role of the cotton economy in global trading networks. Until now, few in-depth scholarly works have attempted to …
Slave Against Slave
Plantation Violence in the Old South
Av Jeff Forret
Häftad, 2020
459 kr
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In the first-ever comprehensive analysis of violence among enslaved people in the antebellum South, Jeff Forret challenges persistent notions of slave communities as sites of unwavering harmony and solidarity. Though existing scholarship shows that intraracial black violence did not reach high …
Williams' Gang
A Notorious Slave Trader and his Cargo of Black Convicts
Av Jeff Forret
Inbunden, 2020
720 kr
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William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the …
Williams' Gang
A Notorious Slave Trader and his Cargo of Black Convicts
Av Jeff Forret
E-bok, 2020
353 kr
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William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the …
Williams' Gang
A Notorious Slave Trader and his Cargo of Black Convicts
Av Jeff Forret
E-bok, 2020
345 kr
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William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the …
Williams' Gang
A Notorious Slave Trader and his Cargo of Black Convicts
Av Jeff Forret
Häftad, 2021
330 kr
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William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the …
Price They Paid
Slavery, Shipwrecks, and Reparations Before the Civil War
Av Jeff Forret
Inbunden, 2025
278 kr
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A prizewinning historian uncovers one of the earliest instances of reparations in America—ironically, though perhaps not surprisingly, paid to slaveholders, not former slaves“A spectacular achievement of historical research. Forret shows for the first time just how far the American government went …
Slavery in the United States
Av Jeff Forret
Inbunden, 2012
642 kr
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Often called America's "original sin," slavery is arguably the greatest stain on the nation's history. From their introduction in 17th-century Virginia to their emancipation in 1865, unfree African and African-American laborers contributed to the growth and development of the country. Despite its …
