Book Suggestion: Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860 Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales. It reveals how some African-American slave masters had earned their freedom and how some free Blacks purchased slaves for their own use. The book provides a fresh perspective on slavery in the antebellum South and underscores the importance of African Americans in the history of American slavery.The book also paints a picture of the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks, and between Black and white slave-owners. It illuminates the motivations behind African-American slaveholding--including attempts to create or maintain independence, to accumulate wealth, and to protect family members--and sheds light on the harsh realities of slavery for both Black masters and Black slaves.

Book Suggestion: Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860: Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes… #Clemens #federalcensus #censuswills #willsmortgage #billsreturns

Book Suggestion: Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860 Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales. It reveals how some…

Book Suggestion: Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860: Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study… #KeithSiegel #federalcensus #censuswills #willsmortgage #billsreturns