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7. Growth and the Transformation of Black Life in the North
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Prologue: Making Slavery, Making Race 1
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I. SOCIETIES WITH SLAVES: The Charter Generations
- Introduction 15
- 1. Emergence of Atlantic Creoles in the Chesapeake 29
- 2. Expansion of Creole Society in the North 47
- 3. Divergent Paths in the Lowcountry 64
- 4. Devolution in the Lower Mississippi Valley 77
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II. SLAVE SOCIETIES: The Plantation Generations
- Introduction 93
- 5. The Tobacco Revolution in the Chesapeake 109
- 6. The Rice Revolution in the Lowcountry 142
- 7. Growth and the Transformation of Black Life in the North 177
- 8. Stagnation and Transformation in the Lower Mississippi Valley 195
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III. SLAVE AND FREE: The Revolutionary Generations
- Introduction 217
- 9. The Slow Death of Slavery in the North 228
- 10. The Union of African-American Society in the Upper South 256
- 11. Fragmentation in the Lower South 290
- 12. Slavery and Freedom in the Lower Mississippi Valley 325
- Epilogue: Making Race, Making Slavery 358
- Tables 369
- Abbreviations 376
- Notes 379
- Acknowledgments 486
- Index 490
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Prologue: Making Slavery, Making Race 1
-
I. SOCIETIES WITH SLAVES: The Charter Generations
- Introduction 15
- 1. Emergence of Atlantic Creoles in the Chesapeake 29
- 2. Expansion of Creole Society in the North 47
- 3. Divergent Paths in the Lowcountry 64
- 4. Devolution in the Lower Mississippi Valley 77
-
II. SLAVE SOCIETIES: The Plantation Generations
- Introduction 93
- 5. The Tobacco Revolution in the Chesapeake 109
- 6. The Rice Revolution in the Lowcountry 142
- 7. Growth and the Transformation of Black Life in the North 177
- 8. Stagnation and Transformation in the Lower Mississippi Valley 195
-
III. SLAVE AND FREE: The Revolutionary Generations
- Introduction 217
- 9. The Slow Death of Slavery in the North 228
- 10. The Union of African-American Society in the Upper South 256
- 11. Fragmentation in the Lower South 290
- 12. Slavery and Freedom in the Lower Mississippi Valley 325
- Epilogue: Making Race, Making Slavery 358
- Tables 369
- Abbreviations 376
- Notes 379
- Acknowledgments 486
- Index 490