Family or Freedom People of Color in the Antebellum South /

West, Emily, 1971-

Family or Freedom People of Color in the Antebellum South / [Recurso electrónico] : Emily West. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2012. - 1 online resource (256 p.) - New directions in southern history . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Presumed enslaved : free people of color and the law in the Southern States -- Free people of color and residency requests -- "Traditional" motivations and white perspectives on voluntary enslavement -- Free people of color and the enslaved -- Expulsion, enslavement, and ties across the color line.

Libro Electrónico

9780813140858 9780813136936




Slavery--Law and legislation--History--Southern States--19th century.
Slavery--History--Southern States--19th century.
Slaves--Family relationships--History--Southern States--19th century.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Southern States--19th century.
Free blacks--Family relationships--History--Southern States--19th century.
Free blacks--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Southern States--19th century.
Free blacks--History--Southern States--19th century.


Electronic books.

E449 / .W512 2012

306.3/620975