Slavery And Freedom In Savannah

Author : Leslie Maria Harris,Daina Ramey Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0820344095

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Slavery and Freedom in Savannah by Leslie Maria Harris,Daina Ramey Berry Pdf

"Slavery and Freedom in Savannah" is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful "Slavery in New York," a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life in Savannah from the city s founding to the early twentieth century. Written by leading historians of Savannah, Georgia, and the South, the volume includes a mix of longer thematic essays and shorter sidebars focusing on individual people, events, and places. The story of slavery in Savannah may seem to be an outlier, given how strongly most people associate slavery with rural plantations. But as Harris, Berry, and the other contributors point out, urban slavery was instrumental to the slave-based economy of North America. Ports like Savannah served as both an entry point for slaves and as a point of departure for goods produced by slave labor in the hinterlands. Moreover, Savannah s connection to slavery was not simply abstract. The system of slavery as experienced by African Americans and enforced by whites influenced the very shape of the city, including the building of its infrastructure, the legal system created to support it, and the economic life of the city and its rural surroundings. "Slavery and Freedom in Savannah" restores the urban African American population and the urban context of slavery, Civil War, and emancipation to its rightful place, and it deepens our understanding of the economic, social, and political fabric of the U.S. South. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. This volume is published in cooperation with Savannah s Telfair Museum and draws upon its expertise and collections, including Telfair s Owens-Thomas House. As part of their ongoing efforts to document the lives and labors of the African Americans enslaved and free who built and worked at the house, this volume also explores the Owens, Thomas, and Telfair families and the ways in which their ownership of slaves was foundational to their wealth and worldview."

Author : Leslie Maria Harris,Daina Ramey Berry
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820344102

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Slavery and Freedom in Savannah by Leslie Maria Harris,Daina Ramey Berry Pdf

A richly illustrated, accessibly written book with a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life in Savannah from the city's founding to the early twentieth century. Written by leading historians of Savannah, Georgia, and the South, it includes a mix of thematic essays focusing on individual people, events, and places.

Author : Leslie M. Harris,James T. Campbell,Alfred L. Brophy
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780820354446

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Slavery and the University by Leslie M. Harris,James T. Campbell,Alfred L. Brophy Pdf

Slavery and the University is the first edited collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in their Atlantic contexts. Gathering together contributions from scholars, activists, and administrators, the volume combines two broad bodies of work: (1) historically based interdisciplinary research on the presence of slavery at higher education institutions in terms of the development of proslavery and antislavery thought and the use of slave labor; and (2) analysis on the ways in which the legacies of slavery in institutions of higher education continued in the post–Civil War era to the present day. The collection features broadly themed essays on issues of religion, economy, and the regional slave trade of the Caribbean. It also includes case studies of slavery’s influence on specific institutions, such as Princeton University, Harvard University, Oberlin College, Emory University, and the University of Alabama. Though the roots of Slavery and the University stem from a 2011 conference at Emory University, the collection extends outward to incorporate recent findings. As such, it offers a roadmap to one of the most exciting developments in the field of U.S. slavery studies and to ways of thinking about racial diversity in the history and current practices of higher education.

Author : Jacqueline Jones
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307270399

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Saving Savannah by Jacqueline Jones Pdf

In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, prize-winning historian Jacqueline Jones transports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that fabled Southern port city. Here is a subtle and rich social history that weaves together stories of the everyday lives of blacks and whites, rich and poor, men and women from all walks of life confronting the transformations that would alter their city forever. Deeply researched and vividly written, Saving Savannah is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Civil War years.

Author : Daina Ramey Berry,Leslie Maria Harris
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820354040

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Sexuality and Slavery by Daina Ramey Berry,Leslie Maria Harris Pdf

"A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund publication"--Title page verso.

Author : Karen Cook Bell
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611178319

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Claiming Freedom by Karen Cook Bell Pdf

An exploration of the political and social experiences of African Americans in transition from enslaved to citizen Claiming Freedom is a noteworthy and dynamic analysis of the transition African Americans experienced as they emerged from Civil War slavery, struggled through emancipation, and then forged on to become landowners during the Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction period in the Georgia lowcountry. Karen Cook Bell's work is a bold study of the political and social strife of these individuals as they strived for and claimed freedom during the nineteenth century. Bell begins by examining the meaning of freedom through the delineation of acts of self-emancipation prior to the Civil War. Consistent with the autonomy that they experienced as slaves, the emancipated African Americans from the rice region understood citizenship and rights in economic terms and sought them not simply as individuals for the sake of individualism, but as a community for the sake of a shared destiny. Bell also examines the role of women and gender issues, topics she believes are understudied but essential to understanding all facets of the emancipation experience. It is well established that women were intricately involved in rice production, a culture steeped in African traditions, but the influence that culture had on their autonomy within the community has yet to be determined. A former archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration, Bell has wielded her expertise in correlating federal, state, and local records to expand the story of the all-black town of 1898 Burroughs, Georgia, into one that holds true for all the American South. By humanizing the African American experience, Bell demonstrates how men and women leveraged their community networks with resources that enabled them to purchase land and establish a social, political, and economic foundation in the rural and urban post-war era.

Author : Timothy James Lockley
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : History
ISBN : 082032597X

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Lines in the Sand by Timothy James Lockley Pdf

Lines in the Sandis Timothy Lockley’s nuanced look at the interaction between nonslaveholding whites and African Americans in lowcountry Georgia from the introduction of slavery in the state to the beginning of the Civil War. The study focuses on poor whites living in a society where they were dominated politically and economically by a planter elite and outnumbered by slaves. Lockley argues that the division between nonslaveholding whites and African Americans was not fixed or insurmountable. Pulling evidence from travel accounts, slave narratives, newspapers, and court documents, he reveals that these groups formed myriad kinds of relationships, sometimes out of mutual affection, sometimes for mutual advantage, but always in spite of the disapproving authority of the planter class. Lockley has synthesized an impressive amount of material to create a rich social history that illuminates the lives of both blacks and whites. His abundant detail and clear narrative style make this first book-length examination of a complicated and overlooked topic both fascinating and accessible.

Author : Ira Berlin,Leslie Maria Harris,New-York Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 1565849973

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Slavery in New York by Ira Berlin,Leslie Maria Harris,New-York Historical Society Pdf

A history of slavery in New York City is told through contributions by leading historians of African-American life in New York and is published to coincide with a major exhibit, in an anthology that demonstrates how slavery shaped the city's everyday experiences and directly impacted its rise to a commercial and financial power. Original. 10,000 first printing.

Author : Michael L. Thurmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056324661

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Freedom by Michael L. Thurmond Pdf

Decades before Georgia became the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement, generations of its African Americans waged a historic struggle to abolish the institution of slavery. Now Michael Thurmond presents this unique, fascinating story of black Georgia from the early eighteenth century until the end of the Civil War.

Author : Q. K. Philander Doesticks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Slave-trade
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011335544

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What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? by Q. K. Philander Doesticks Pdf

First-hand account of a slave sale, with vivid descriptions of buyers and slaves and of the workings of the sale.

Author : Joe William Trotter
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520377516

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Workers on Arrival by Joe William Trotter Pdf

"An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class."—The Nation From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing, and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as “consumers” rather than “producers,” as “takers” rather than “givers,” and as “liabilities” instead of “assets.” In his engrossing history, Workers on Arrival, Joe William Trotter, Jr., refutes these perceptions by charting the black working class’s vast contributions to the making of America. Covering the last four hundred years since Africans were first brought to Virginia in 1619, Trotter traces the complicated journey of black workers from the transatlantic slave trade to the demise of the industrial order in the twenty-first century. At the center of this compelling, fast-paced narrative are the actual experiences of these African American men and women. A dynamic and vital history of remarkable contributions despite repeated setbacks, Workers on Arrival expands our understanding of America’s economic and industrial growth, its cities, ideas, and institutions, and the real challenges confronting black urban communities today.

Author : William Craft
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Fugitive slaves
ISBN : 9781554808113

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Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (EasyRead Comfort Edition) by William Craft Pdf

Author : R. L. Stine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781442473737

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Forbidden Secrets by R. L. Stine Pdf

The dark power of the Fear family consumes all those connected with it. No one can escape the evil of the family’s curse—not even the Fears themselves. Savannah Gentry doesn’t believe that. She marries Tyler Fear. But then she goes with him to Blackrose Manor. That’s when the deaths begin. That’s when she learns his terrible secret....

Author : Ellen Craft,William Craft
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547681939

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Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by Ellen Craft,William Craft Pdf

This eBook edition of "Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" is a written account by Ellen Craft and William Craft first published in 1860. Their book reached wide audiences in Great Britain and the United States and it represents one of the most compelling of the many slave narratives published before the American Civil War. Ellen (1826–1891) and William Craft (1824 - 1900) were slaves from Macon, Georgia in the United States who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day.

Author : Anne C. Bailey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107193055

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The Weeping Time by Anne C. Bailey Pdf

This book traces the lives of slaves before, during, and after the largest slave auction in US history in 1859.