Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. LIST OF MAPS xi
4. LIST OF TABLES xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
6. Plates xix
7. Introduction: Black Political Thought as Shaped in the South 1
8. 1 Flight: Movement Matters 19
9. 2 The Emancipation Circuit: A Road Map 44
10. 3 Virginia: Assembly 80
11. 4 North Carolina: Custody 109
12. 5 South Carolina: Majority 133
13. 6 Georgia: Mobilization 165
14. 7 Florida: Faction 196
15. 8 Alabama: Redemption 217
16. 9 Louisiana: Societies 243
17. 10 Mississippi: Bulldoze 269
18. 11 Arkansas: Minority 294
19. Conclusion: What Lives On Is Black Political Thought 321
20. Notes 345
21. TABLE Source Notes 393
22. Bibliography 397
23. Index 427