{"product_id":"black-slaveowners-larry-koger-9780786469314","title":"Black Slaveowners: Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860","description":"\u003cp\u003e Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of African-American slaveholding, its complexity, and its rationales. It reveals how some African-American slave masters had earned their freedom and how some free Blacks purchased slaves for their own use. The book provides a fresh perspective on slavery in the antebellum South and underscores the importance of African Americans in the history of American slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book also paints a picture of the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks, and between Black and white slaveowners. It illuminates the motivations behind African-American slaveholding--including attempts to create or maintain independence, to accumulate wealth, and to protect family members--and sheds light on the harsh realities of slavery for both Black masters and Black slaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - BLACK SLAVEOWNERS--Shows how some African Americans became slave masters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - MOTIVATIONS FOR SLAVEHOLDING--Highlights the motivations behind African-American slaveholding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - SOCIAL DYNAMICS--Sheds light on the complex social dynamics between free and enslaved Blacks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - ANEBELLUM SOUTH--Provides a perspective on slavery in the antebellum South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Koger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786469315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786469314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Larry Koger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045032947967,"sku":"9780786469314","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3759079a-67e4-4ab8-bad4-c208a6d95e4a.jpg?v=1684976335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-slaveowners-larry-koger-9780786469314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}