Black Southerners, 1619-1869

This interpretation of the black experience in the South revealing emphasizes the evolution of slavery over time and the emergence of a rich, hybrid African American culture. From the incisive discussion on the origins of slavery in the Chesapeake colonies, John Boles embarks on an interpretation of a vast body of demographic, anthropological, and comparative scholarship to explore the character of black bondage in the American South. On such diverse issues as black population growth, the streng

Author: John B. Boles
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 06/02/1984
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780813101613

About the Author

John B. Boles is William P. Hobby Professor of History at Rice University. He is the author of numerous books including A Companion to the American South, The South through Time: A History of an American Region, The Great Revival, and Masters and Slaves in the House of the Lord.

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