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The Making of the American South

A Short History, 1500-1877

By: J. William Harris

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The Making of the American South

A Short History, 1500-1877

By: J. William Harris

This concise overview of the history and historiography of the American South puts the major problems and issues of that region into clear, accessible prose. Examines the major problems and issues of the Old South in clear, accessible prose. Covers the development of European outposts in the 16th Century, the Southern colonies, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War and its aftermath. Explores the underlying topics and themes of the Southern way of life.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405154543

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9781405154543

The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah

A Free Black Man's Encounter with Liberty

By: J. William Harris

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The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah

A Free Black Man's Encounter with Liberty

By: J. William Harris

The tragic untold story of how a nation struggling for its freedom denied it to one of its own: a free Black man "A searing portrayal of the central paradox of the American Revolution—the centrality of slavery to the struggle for political liberty."—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Harvard University "An insightful reflection and commentary on the vexed relationships among liberty, slavery, and the British Empire in the era of the Declaration of Independence."—Richard D. Brown, The Journal of Law and History Review In 1775, Thomas Jeremiah was one of fewer than five hundred “Free Negros” in South Carolina and, with an estimated worth of £1,000 (about $200,000 in today’s dollars), possibly the richest person of African descent in British North America. A slaveowner himself, Jeremiah was falsely accused by whites—who resented his success as a Charleston harbor pilot—of sowing insurrection among slaves at the behest of the British. Chief among the accusers was Henry Laurens, Charleston’s leading patriot, a slaveowner and former slave trader, who would later become the president of the Continental Congress. On the other side was Lord William Campbell, royal governor of the colony, who passionately believed that the accusation was unjust and tried to save Jeremiah’s life but failed. Though a free man, Jeremiah was tried in a slave court and sentenced to death. In August 1775, he was hanged and his body burned. J. William Harris tells Jeremiah’s story in full for the first time, illuminating the contradiction between a nation that would be born in a struggle for freedom and yet deny it—often violently—to others.

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236

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Yale University Press

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0300155697

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9780300155693

Deep Souths

Delta, Piedmont, and Sea Island Society in the Age of Segregation

By: J. William Harris

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Deep Souths

Delta, Piedmont, and Sea Island Society in the Age of Segregation

By: J. William Harris

The stories of three Southern regions from Reconstruction to World War II: the Mississippi-Yazoo Delta, the eastern Piedmont of Georgia, and the Georgia Sea Islands and Atlantic coast. Though these regions initially shared the histories and populations we associate with the idea of a Deep South - all had economies based on slave plantation labour in 1860 - their histories diverged sharply during the three generations after Reconstruction.

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495

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JHU Press

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0801865638

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9780801865633

Plain Folk and Gentry in a Slave Society

White Liberty and Black Slavery in Augusta's Hinterlands

By: J. William Harris

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Plain Folk and Gentry in a Slave Society

White Liberty and Black Slavery in Augusta's Hinterlands

By: J. William Harris

In this exciting study of the communities on both sides of the Savannah River in Georgia and South Carolina, J. William Harris explores two great ironies of American history—the South’s commitment to a liberty supported by slavery and its attempt to maintain the status quo with a war that undermined southern society. Relying on strong research in quantifiable data as well as manuscript records, Harris examines why white southerners—most of whom did not own slaves—united in a long, bloody war to preserve the institution. He argues that slaveowners relied on an ideology of liberty, a potential for social mobility, and a web of personal relationships between classes to contain white class divisions and ensure control over the black population. The strains of war, Harris shows, dissolved these bonds of community and made Confederate victory impossible, forever changing southern society.

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316

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LSU Press

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0807122653

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9780807122655

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The Making of the American South

The Making of the American South

The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah

The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah

Deep Souths

Deep Souths

Plain Folk and Gentry in a Slave Society

Plain Folk and Gentry in a Slave Society

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