In Almost Free, Eva Sheppard Wolf uses the story of Samuel Johnson, a free black man from Virginia attempting to free his family, to add detail and depth to our understanding of the lives of free blacks in the South.
"In Almost Free, Eva Sheppard Wolf uses the story of Samuel Johnson, a free black man from Virginia attempting to free his family, to add detail and depth to our understanding of the lives of free blacks in the South. There were several paths to freedom for slaves, each of them …
The Revival of "Colonization," to 1861 -- The Revival of "Emigration," to 1862 -- The Republican Party and Resettlement, to 1863 -- Resettlement in Latin America, to 1864 -- Resettlement in the European West Indies, to 1865 -- Alternatives to Foreign Resettlement, to 1868. "Fro…
"From the Revolution to the Civil War, white Americans entertained the strangest of notions: their black compatriots, who comprised one-fifth of the population in 1770 and one-seventh by 1860, could, would, and should leave the United States for some other land. Stranger yet, th…
"From the Revolution to the Civil War, white Americans entertained the strangest of notions: their black compatriots, who comprised one-fifth of the population in 1770 and one-seventh by 1860, could, would, and should leave the United States for some other land. Stranger yet, th…
Much is still unknown about the significance of the slave trade, slave-ownership and emancipation in the formation of modern imperial Britain. The essays in this book explore fundamental issues including the economic impact of slavery and slave-ownership, the varied forms of lab…
Slavery and the slavery business have cast a long shadow over British history. In 1833, abolition was heralded as evidence of Britain's claim to be the modern global power. Yet much is still unknown about the significance of the slavery business and emancipation in the formation…
