Author: Rodney Barfield
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483619648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Free blacks in antebellum America lived in a twilight world of oppressive laws and customs designed to suppress their mobility and their integration into civil society. Free blacks were free only to the extent of white tolerance in their community or town. They were at the mercy of the lowest members of the dominant race who could punish them on a whim. They were, in the words of a 19th century European traveler to America, "masterless slaves." Nonetheless, many successful and even prominent blacks emerged from the mire of oppressive laws and general public disdain to realize major achievements. Though excluded from the political process, from education, and from most professions they became preachers, teachers, missionaries, contractors, artisans, boat captains, and wealthy entrepreneurs. Members of this twilight social and legal class, which numbered nearly a half million by 1860, made great accomplishments against strong opposition in the first half of the 19th century. The history of America and of American slavery is woefully incomplete without their story.
America's Forgotten Caste
Author: Rodney Barfield
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483619648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Free blacks in antebellum America lived in a twilight world of oppressive laws and customs designed to suppress their mobility and their integration into civil society. Free blacks were free only to the extent of white tolerance in their community or town. They were at the mercy of the lowest members of the dominant race who could punish them on a whim. They were, in the words of a 19th century European traveler to America, "masterless slaves." Nonetheless, many successful and even prominent blacks emerged from the mire of oppressive laws and general public disdain to realize major achievements. Though excluded from the political process, from education, and from most professions they became preachers, teachers, missionaries, contractors, artisans, boat captains, and wealthy entrepreneurs. Members of this twilight social and legal class, which numbered nearly a half million by 1860, made great accomplishments against strong opposition in the first half of the 19th century. The history of America and of American slavery is woefully incomplete without their story.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483619648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Free blacks in antebellum America lived in a twilight world of oppressive laws and customs designed to suppress their mobility and their integration into civil society. Free blacks were free only to the extent of white tolerance in their community or town. They were at the mercy of the lowest members of the dominant race who could punish them on a whim. They were, in the words of a 19th century European traveler to America, "masterless slaves." Nonetheless, many successful and even prominent blacks emerged from the mire of oppressive laws and general public disdain to realize major achievements. Though excluded from the political process, from education, and from most professions they became preachers, teachers, missionaries, contractors, artisans, boat captains, and wealthy entrepreneurs. Members of this twilight social and legal class, which numbered nearly a half million by 1860, made great accomplishments against strong opposition in the first half of the 19th century. The history of America and of American slavery is woefully incomplete without their story.
The 4th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War
Author: Neil Hunter Raiford
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786429569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
In April 1862, the Civil War was entering its second year and North Carolina was rallying to supply more troops for the Confederacy. The Partisan Ranger Act, passed by the Confederate Congress on April 21, prompted local leaders to recruit companies of irregular soldiers for service in the Confederate Army. Seven such companies were banded together into a regiment to form the 4th North Carolina Cavalry: a true cross-section of North Carolina, it contained soldiers from the largest urban areas and smallest rural areas from fifteen counties. This history of the 4th North Carolina Cavalry is based largely on primary source material--the official records, letters, diaries and recollections of the soldiers. The 4th North Carolina saw action in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and was a part of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The roster comprises a large part of the book and provides biographical, genealogical and military information about each soldier.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786429569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
In April 1862, the Civil War was entering its second year and North Carolina was rallying to supply more troops for the Confederacy. The Partisan Ranger Act, passed by the Confederate Congress on April 21, prompted local leaders to recruit companies of irregular soldiers for service in the Confederate Army. Seven such companies were banded together into a regiment to form the 4th North Carolina Cavalry: a true cross-section of North Carolina, it contained soldiers from the largest urban areas and smallest rural areas from fifteen counties. This history of the 4th North Carolina Cavalry is based largely on primary source material--the official records, letters, diaries and recollections of the soldiers. The 4th North Carolina saw action in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and was a part of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The roster comprises a large part of the book and provides biographical, genealogical and military information about each soldier.
The American Genealogist
Malone and Allied Families
Author: Randolph Augustus Malone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
Daniel Malone was born in Ireland in about 1643. He immigrated to America in about 1655. In 1665 he was living in Virginia. He is believed to be the earliest Malone ancestor to settle in Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and elsewhere.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1432
Book Description
Daniel Malone was born in Ireland in about 1643. He immigrated to America in about 1655. In 1665 he was living in Virginia. He is believed to be the earliest Malone ancestor to settle in Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and elsewhere.
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Howard-Wright and Allied Families
Author: Marilee Howard Cory
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The parents of the author were John Alexander Howard and Velma DuBose. John was born 17 February 1874 in Choctaw County, Alabama. He married Velma late in life and raised three children. John died 27 April 1949 in Temple, Bell County, Texas.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The parents of the author were John Alexander Howard and Velma DuBose. John was born 17 February 1874 in Choctaw County, Alabama. He married Velma late in life and raised three children. John died 27 April 1949 in Temple, Bell County, Texas.
Midwest Historical and Genealogical Register
Union Catalog of the History and Genealogy Resources Available at the South Georgia Regional Library System's Special Collections, the Valdosta State University Special Collections, and the Lowndes County Historical Society Library: Lowndes County Historical Society Library
Featherston Findings
The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists
Author: Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Publisher: Family Tree Books
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Provides genealogists with research summaries, maps, and timelines for every U.S. state; county-level data that can be utilized to acquire most genealogical records; and listings of contact information, Web sites, libraries, and genealogical and historical societies.
Publisher: Family Tree Books
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Provides genealogists with research summaries, maps, and timelines for every U.S. state; county-level data that can be utilized to acquire most genealogical records; and listings of contact information, Web sites, libraries, and genealogical and historical societies.