Black Charlestonians: A Social History, 1822-1885

by Bernard E. Powers and Bernard E. Powers Jr.

Book Overview

Because of its large free black population, Charleston provided a case study of black social class stratification and social mobility even before the Civil War. Reconstruction only emphasized that stratification, and Powers examines in detail the aspirations and concessions that shaped the lives of the newly-freed blacks.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557283648
• ISBN13: 9781557283641
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"