| Description |
xviii, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-426) and index. |
| Contents |
Dissidents in the conscript army -- On the run -- Whither thou goest -- A matter of some urgency -- Where to go? -- They seek a city -- The hunt -- Backward into bondage -- Profile of a runaway -- Managing human property -- Counting the cost. |
| Summary |
"In this book, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger demonstrate that, contrary to popular belief, significant numbers of slaves did in fact frequently rebel against their masters and struggle to attain their freedom. By surveying a wealth of documents, such as planters' records, petitions to county courts and state legislatures, and local newspapers, this book shows how slaves resisted; when, where, and how they escaped; where they fled to; how long they remained in hiding; and how they survived away from the plantation. Of equal importance, it examines the reactions of the white slaveholding class, revealing how they marshaled considerable effort to prevent runaways, meted out severe punishments, and established patrols to hunt down escaped slaves." "Reflecting a lifetime of thought by our leading authority in African American history, this book provides the key to truly understanding the relationship between slaveholders and the runaways who challenged the system - illuminating as never before the true nature of the South's "most peculiar institution.""--Jacket. |
| Terms Of Use |
Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0. Uk |
| Subject |
Slave rebellions -- Southern States.
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Fugitive slaves -- Southern States -- History.
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Southern States -- History -- 1775-1865.
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United States.
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Fugitive slaves (OCoLC)fst00935940
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Slave rebellions (OCoLC)fst01120389
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Southern States (OCoLC)fst01244550
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Schweninger, Loren.
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Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) MsSM
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009. Runaway slaves. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 (OCoLC)607166252 |
| ISBN |
0195084497 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195084498 (acid-free paper) |
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0965751554 (acid-free paper) |
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9780965751551 (acid-free paper) |
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0195084519 |
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9780195084511 |
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0585326649 |
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9780585326641 |
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