This indexes the names of grantors and grantees, but gives little. South carolinas slave population compared to other states. Black slaveholding is a historical phenomenon which has not been fully explored by scholars. A commentary on carter woodsons free negro heads of families in the united states in 1830.
Top 10 black slaveowners the weekly challenger newspaper. The slaveowner categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of precivil war era african americans. Examining south carolinas diverse population of africanamerican slaveowners, the book demonstrates that free african americans widely embraced slavery as a viable. Over 3,500 slaves worked on the middleton familys 19. South carolina special collections library, duke university. South carolina plantations mines, mining and mineral resources source. Dixie 1583 coroners reports from six south carolina counties for the years 18001900. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black slaveowners.
Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860 kindle edition by larry koger. Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860 as want to read. You cant talk about race until you fully understand americas past. The census of 1830 lists 965 free black slave owners in louisiana, owning 4,206 slaves. Like ellison, they realized that the only way to get out of the lower middle class.
Pressly also shows that the percentage of free black slave owners as the total number of free black heads of families was quite high in several states, namely 43 percent in south carolina, 40. What were some of the reasons that free blacks owned slaves. Kogers book looks at black slave owners and argues that black slaveowners were motivated by financial gain and just as invested. Yet, no one seemed to mention this during the flag controversy. Census slave schedules for sumter county, south carolina nara microfilm series m653, roll 1238 reportedly includes a total of 16,682 slaves, ranking it. Wood writes about the largest portion of colonial south carolinas population. Horry were wealthy black masters who each owned 84 slaves, or 168 together. Larry kogers black slaveowners is an examination of slaveholding by free persons of color. Since i was pursuing a degree in history, i obviously had an.
Most americans, both black and white, believe that slavery was a system maintained by whites to exploit blacks, but this authoritative study reveals the extent to which african americans played a significant role as slave masters. South carolina historical society, charleston, south carolina. Black man befriending kkk members has led to 200 people quitting the organization. This is a list of plantations andor plantation houses in the u. In charleston, south carolina, slaves and free blacks outnumbered whites. The south carolina historical and genealogical magazine vol. South carolina land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Sexual relations between elite white women and enslaved.
Pressly also shows that the percentage of free black slave owners as the total number of free black heads of families was quite high in several states, namely 43 percent in south carolina, 40 percent in louisiana, 26 percent in mississippi, 25 percent in alabama and 20 percent in georgia. Because most slave owners only had a handful of slaves, angel and horry were considered economic elite and were called slave magnates. The 1870 federal population census, the first on which former slaves are listed by name, can be confusing because individuals with shared surnames may be family members or former owners. Ravenel, at northampton and pooshee plantations, and reminiscences of mrs. How ironic it is that so many blacks owned so many slaves in south carolina. The abstract below from manigaults prescription book describes a remedy for cholera that is to be given to the slave stafford. The author traces the development of slavery in south carolina from 1670 through the stono rebellion in 1739. Ten books on slavery you need to read politico magazine. For example, we know that south carolina had a clear black majority from about 1708 through most of the eighteenth century. Free black slave masters in south carolina 17901860 koger, larry on.
Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860, e book other free heads of household in the 1790 south carolina census by county other free heads of household in the 1800 south carolina census, by county district other free heads of household in the 1810 south carolina census, by family name. Avery research center for african american history and culture, charleston, south carolina. Manifests alphabetical by slave names national archives. Charleston county south carolina, register of mesne conveyance. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit. Search the wills and other documents of slave owners in the areas where they lived for names. The lives of africanamerican slaves in carolina during. He was one of about 180 black slave masters in south carolina at the time, most of whom were former slaves themselves.
Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860 by larry koger online at alibris. In the rare instances when the ownership of slaves by free negroes is acknowledged in the history books, justijcation centers on the claim that black slave masters were simply individuals who. The search for enslaved ancestors requires research in the records of slaveholding families. By 1850, ellison had 37 slaves while his sons owned another 16. In order to identify records of interest, you must first examine the genealogy of slaveholding families.
Examining south carolinas diverse population of africanamerican slaveowners, the book demonstrates that free. Black slave owner and breeder in south carolina the. Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860 kindle edition by koger, larry. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. Researching a slaveholders genealogy can be a timeconsuming task, but fortunately, there are many genealogies for south carolina slaveholders. Slave owners seized the mail and built a bonfire with it, and other southern states followed south carolinas lead in censoring abolitionist literature. Satisfaction guaranteed all previously owned items are guaranteed to be in good condition. Wood argues that negro slaves played a significant and often determinative part in the evolution of the. Many slaves living in cities worked as domestics, but others worked as blacksmiths, carpenters, shoemakers, bakers, or. Groves, joseph asbury 1901 the alstons and allstons of north and south carolina. Federal census records from the 1800s often list slave owners in an area. He eventually became a major planter and one of the medium property owners, and the wealthiest black property owner in the state.
See instructions for creating slaveslave owner categories. Graduate students of history are often surprised to learn that some free blacks owned slaves. By 1720 there were about 18,000 people living in south carolina and 65% of these were enslaved africanamericans. During the 1860 united states federal census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. They were located in colleton district now charleston county in south carolina in 1830. Examining south carolina s diverse population of africanamerican slaveowners, the book demonstrates that free african americans widely embraced slavery as a viable. This essay is the introduction to larry kogers book, black slaveowners. Return to slave manifests main page click on each slave name to view information on that voyage. Sumter county south carolina 1860 slaveholders and 1870. The descendants of slaves and slave owners have been finding friendship, reconciliation, and wisdom by meeting with each other for weekendlong reunions at the south carolina plantation where they share a painful past every five years, the ancestors of slaves who toiled away at the middleton place plantation in charleston, south carolina gather together with the relatives of the. Johns, berkeley, south carolina, februarymay, 1865, journals kept by miss susan r. Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860 larry koger on. The state of south carolina, lists 464 free blacks owning 2,715 slaves. Searching for our north carolina ancestors researching ancestors believed to have been enslaved can be challenging, since the record trail is spotty prior to 1865.
South carolinas james henry hammond started the gag rule controversy by demanding a ban on petitions for ending slavery from being introduced before congress in 1835. According to the 1850 us census slave schedule, there were 290,410 slaves in north carolina in 1850. A narrative of the life and adventures of charles ball, a black man, who lived forty years in maryland, south carolina and georgia, as a slave 1837. About edgefield, south carolina, slave records, 17741866 gloria ramsey lucas compiled this collection of more than 28,000 entries extracted from various records over a period of six years. Descendants of slaves and slaveowners are bonding at. The records referenced are primarily at the edgefield county archives in edgefield, south carolina. Black slave owners in charleston south carolina etv. How did free blacks in south carolina, and particularly in charleston, become slave owners. Free black slave masters in south carolina, 17901860. James goose creek, a parish just north of charles towne, there were only 535 whites and 2,027 black. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Free black slave masters in south carolina 17901860. You can also look up charleston manifests by slave owner table stripedtrue responsivetruetable stripedtrue responsivetrue slave nameship age sex class slave residenceabigailedgefield 34 female black charleston, s. Most americans, both black and white, believe that slavery was a s.
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