"Slavery and Freedom in Savannah" is a richly illustrated,
accessibly written book modeled on the very successful "Slavery in
New York," a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here
Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of
perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life in Savannah
from the city's founding to the early twentieth century. Written by
leading historians of Savannah, Georgia, and the South, the volume
includes a mix of longer thematic essays and shorter sidebars
focusing on individual people, events, and places.
The story of slavery in Savannah may seem to be an outlier,
given how strongly most people associate slavery with rural
plantations. But as Harris, Berry, and the other contributors point
out, urban slavery was instrumental to the slave-based economy of
North America. Ports like Savannah served as both an entry point
for slaves and as a point of departure for goods produced by slave
labor in the hinterlands. Moreover, Savannah's connection to
slavery was not simply abstract. The system of slavery as
experienced by African Americans and enforced by whites influenced
the very shape of the city, including the building of its
infrastructure, the legal system created to support it, and the
economic life of the city and its rural surroundings. "Slavery and
Freedom in Savannah" restores the urban African American population
and the urban context of slavery, Civil War, and emancipation to
its rightful place, and it deepens our understanding of the
economic, social, and political fabric of the U.S. South.
This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute
of Museum and Library Services. This volume is published in
cooperation with Savannah's Telfair Museum and draws upon its
expertise and collections, including Telfair's Owens-Thomas House.
As part of their ongoing efforts to document the lives and labors
of the African Americans--enslaved and free--who built and worked
at the house, this volume also explores the Owens, Thomas, and
Telfair families and the ways in which their ownership of slaves
was foundational to their wealth and worldview.
General
Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2014 |
First published: |
February 2014 |
Editors: |
Leslie M. Harris
• Daina Ramey Berry
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Dimensions: |
203 x 203 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8203-4410-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8203-4410-9 |
Barcode: |
9780820344102 |
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