An edition of Slave counterpoint (1998)
Slave counterpoint
Black culture in the eighteenth-century Chesapeake and Lowcountry
By Philip D. Morgan,Philip D. Morgan
Publish Date
1998
Publisher
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press
Language
eng
Pages
736
Description:
On the eve of the American Revolution, nearly three-quarters of all African Americans in mainland British America lived in two regions: the Chesapeake, centered in Virginia, and the Low-country, with its hub in South Carolina. Here, Philip Morgan compares and contrasts African American life in these two regional black cultures, exploring the differences as well as the similarities. The result is a detailed and comprehensive view of slave life in the colonial American South.
subjects: Social life and customs, Race relations, Plantation life, Afro-Americans, Slaves, African Americans, History, Slavery, united states, history, Chesapeake bay (md. and va.), South carolina, history, African americans, maryland, African americans, south carolina, African americans, virginia, Southern states, race relations, Southern states, social life and customs, New York Times reviewed
Places: South Carolina, Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)
Times: 18th century