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Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South

Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael P. Johnson, James L. Roark (With)Publish date:1986-04-01Pages:440
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393303148ISBN-10:393303144UPC:9780393303148Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC8TRRCMD0
In 1860, when four million African Americans were enslaved, a quarter-million others, including William Ellison, were "free people of color." But Ellison was remarkable. Born a slave, his experience spans the history of the South from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. In a day when most Americans, black and white, worked the soil, barely scraping together a living, Ellison was a cotton-gin maker--a master craftsman. When nearly all free blacks were destitute, Ellison was wealthy and well-established. He owned a large plantation and more slaves than all but the richest white planters.

While Ellison was exceptional in many respects, the story of his life sheds light on the collective experience of African Americans in the antebellum South to whom he remained bound by race. His family history emphasizes the fine line separating freedom from slavery.
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393303148ISBN-10:393303144UPC:9780393303148Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC8TRRCMD0
Johnson, Michael P.: - Michael P. Johnson is professor of history at the University of California in Irvine.Roark, James L.: - James L. Roark is professor of history at Emory University.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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