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- Author: T Stephen Whitman
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- ISBN-10: 0813155541
- ISBN-13: 9780813155548
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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A stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth was far more complex, especially in border states where manumission was much more common. Whitman analyzes the economic and social history of Baltimore to show how the vigorous growth of the city required the exploitation of rural slaves. To prevent them from escaping and to spur higher production, owners entered into arrangements with t
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- Author: T Stephen Whitman
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- ISBN-10: 0813155541
- ISBN-13: 9780813155548
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
A stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth was far more complex, especially in border states where manumission was much more common. Whitman analyzes the economic and social history of Baltimore to show how the vigorous growth of the city required the exploitation of rural slaves. To prevent them from escaping and to spur higher production, owners entered into arrangements with t
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