{"product_id":"the-slave-deeds-of-asheboro-justin-goldston-9798283876689","title":"The Slave Deeds of Asheboro, NC: Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Deeds of Asheboro, NC: Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Justin Goldston offers the first in-depth, illustrated edition of Randolph County's earliest slave-sale records. This volume begins with \u003cb\u003eDocument I - the sale of the slave \"Reubin\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Book 29, p. 111; July 14, 1849), in which estate administrators sell a young boy named Reubin to Sarah Craven. Goldston presents high-resolution facsimiles of the original 1849 deed, a diplomatic transcription, and an annotated modern-English translation that decodes the legal formalities-from \"highest bidder\" procedures to the administrators' title warranty-that turned human lives into property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis foundational volume lays the groundwork for a multi-part series that will reveal the personal names, ages, family connections, and legal instruments-bills of sale, gift deeds, manumissions-documenting the lived experience of enslavement in the Piedmont. \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Deeds of Asheboro, NC\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable for scholars of legal and social history, genealogists tracing African-American lineages, and any reader determined to confront and understand the enduring legacy of slavery in small-town America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis project would not have been possible without the pioneering archive at SlaveDeeds.org, created by Wil Braswell with support from the Randolph County\/Asheboro NAACP and its President, Clyde Foust; Chuck Egerton; Ty Breuilly; and Jane Braswell. Their dedication to preserving and sharing these vital records has opened a new window on our collective past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Goldston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798283876689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Justin Goldston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137058681087,"sku":"9798283876689","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61d3b000-df4c-4a39-960f-a86cbbde4b2f.jpg?v=1770166249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-slave-deeds-of-asheboro-justin-goldston-9798283876689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}