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.
About the Author: Historian Larry Koger lives in Largo, Maryland..
He describes how some African-American Slave Masters had earned their freedom but how many others--primarily mulattoes born of Free parents--were unfamiliar with slavery\'s dehumanization.
Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, the author reveals the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales.
Examining South Carolina\'s diverse population of African-American slaveowners, the book demonstrates that Free African Americans widely embraced slavery as a viable economic system and that they--like their white counterparts--exploited the labor of slaves on their farms and in their businesses.
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
