Black Southerners, 1619-1869

by John B. Boles

Book Overview

This interpretation of the black experience in the South revealing emphasizes the evolution of slavery over time and the emergence of a rich, hybrid African American culture. From the incisive discussion on the origins of slavery in the Chesapeake colonies, John Boles embarks on an interpretation of a vast body of demographic, anthropological, and comparative scholarship to explore the character of black bondage in the American South. On such diverse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813101611
• ISBN13: 9780813101613
• Release Date: June 1984
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher