Slavery and forced migration in the antebellum South

Slavery and forced migration in the antebellum South / Damian Alan Pargas (Leiden University).

Author/creator	Pargas, Damian Alan
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description	xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Slavery--Southern States --History --19th century. Slave trade--Southern States --History --19th century. Forced migration--Southern States --History --19th century. Migration, Internal--Southern States --History --19th century. Enslaved persons--Southern States --Social conditions --19th century. Migrant labor--Southern States --History --19th century. Assimilation (Sociology)--Southern States --History --19th century. Southern States--Social conditions --19th century. Southern States--Race relations --History --19th century.

Series	Cambridge studies on the American South Cambridge studies on the American South. ^A1092281
Contents	Introduction -- Part I. Migration -- Valuable Bodies -- The Gathering Storm -- Changing Places -- Part II. Assimilation -- Cogs in the Wheel -- Managing Newcomers -- Slave Crucibles -- Conclusion.
Scope and content	"American slavery in the antebellum period was characterized by a massive wave of forced migration as millions of slaves were moved across state lines to the expanding Southwest, scattered locally, and sold or hired out in towns and cities across the South. This book sheds new light on domestic forced migration by examining the experiences of American-born slave migrants from a comparative perspective. Juxtaposing and contrasting the experiences of long-distance, local, and urban slave migrants, it analyzes how different migrant groups anticipated, reacted to, and experienced forced removal, as well as how they adapted to their new homes"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014026588
ISBN	9781107031210 (hardback)
ISBN	1107031214 (hardback)
ISBN	9781107658967 (paperback)
ISBN	1107658969 (paperback)
Standard identifier#	40024490409

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E449 .P235 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold