Happy dreams of liberty an American family in slavery and freedom
When Samuel Townsend died at his home in Madison County, Alabama, in November 1856, the 52-year-old white planter left behind hundreds of slaves, thousands of acres of rich cotton land, and a net worth of approximately $200,000. In life, Samuel had done little to distinguish himself from other membe...
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2022
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Townsend family
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | When Samuel Townsend died at his home in Madison County, Alabama, in November 1856, the 52-year-old white planter left behind hundreds of slaves, thousands of acres of rich cotton land, and a net worth of approximately $200,000. In life, Samuel had done little to distinguish himself from other members of the South's elite slaveholding class. But he made a name for himself in death by leaving almost the entirety of his fortune to his five sons, four daughters, and two nieces: all of them his slaves. In this deeply researched, movingly narrated portrait of the extended Townsend family, R. Isabela Morales reconstructs the migration of this mixed-race family across the American West and South over the second half of the 19th century. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 319 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780197531792 978-0-19-753179-2 |