CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. INTRODUCTION: CAPITALISM IN THE ECONOMIC LIVES OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE 1
5. 1. “NEGROES PUBLICKLY CABALING IN THE STREETS”: THE ENSLAVED ECONOMY AND THE CULTURE OF SLAVERY IN COLONIAL SOUTH CAROLINA 16
6. 2. “THIS INFAMOUS TRAFFICK”: THE SLAVES’ TRADE IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION 41
7. 3. “A DANGEROUS AND GROWING PRACTICE”: ENSLAVED ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE COTTON ECONOMY IN THE NEW NATION 70
8. 4. “THE FACILITY OF OBTAINING MONEY”: VIOLENCE, FEAR, AND ACCUMULATION IN THE VESEY ERA 102
9. 5. “THE NEGROES’ ACCOUNTS”: CAPITALIST INFLUENCES IN THE SLAVES’ ECONOMY 125
10. 6. “A MONSTROUS NUISANCE”: ENSLAVED ENTERPRISES, CLASS ANXIETIES, AND THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR 153
11. CONCLUSION: “FREEDOM AIN’T NOTHIN”: CAPITALISM AND FREEDOM IN THE SHADOW OF SLAVERY 184
12. Notes 193
13. Selected Bibliography 243
14. Index 261