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Early rly Ema mancipation ncipation in the he Nor orth

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Cha Chara racteri terist stic ics s of of the the An Ante tebe bellu llum m So Sout uth 1. Primarily agrarian. 2. Economic power shifted from the “upper South” to the “lower South.” 3. “Cotton Is King!” * 1860  5 mil. bales a yr. (57% of total US exports). 4. Very slow development of industrialization. 5. Rudimentary financial system. 6. Inadequate transportation system.

So Sout uthe hern rn So Society ty (1 (185 850) 0) “Slavocracy” 6,000,000 [plantation owners] The “Plain Folk” [white yeoman farmers] Black Freemen 250,000 Black Slaves 3,200,000 Total US Population  23,000,000 [9,250,000 in the South = 40%]

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Gr Gran aniteville iteville Tex Texti tile le Co. Founded in 1845, it was the South’s first attempt at industrialization in Richmond, VA

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Cha Changes nges in Cot otton on Prod oduction uction 1820 1860

Va Value ue of of C Cot otton on Expor xports ts As As % of % of Al All US US Exp xports orts

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Sl Slave e Au Auction: tion: Cha Charles rleston, ton, SC SC-1856 1856

Sl Slave ave Ac Accou outr trements ements Slave Master Brands Slave muzzle

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Sl Slave ave Ac Accou outr trements ements Slave leg irons Slave tag, SC Slave shoes

Sl Slave-Own wning ing Pop opul ulation ation (1 (1850) 850)

Sl Slave-Own wning ing Famil milies es (1 (185 850) 0)

Slaves posing in front of their cabin on a Southern plantation.

Ta Tara ra – Plantat ntation ion Rea eality lity or or Myt yth? Hollywood’s Version?

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T he Southern “Belle”

A S A Sla lave Fam amil ily

T he he Le Ledger dger of of Joh John W n White ite  Matilda Selby, 9, $400.00 sold to Mr. Covington, St. Louis, $425.00  Brooks Selby, 19, $750.00 Left at Home – Crazy  Fred McAfee, 22, $800.00 Sold to Pepidal, Donaldsonville, $1200.00  Howard Barnett, 25, $750.00 Ranaway. Sold out of jail, $540.00  Harriett Barnett, 17, $550.00 Sold to Davenport and Jones, Lafourche, $900.00

US US La Laws ws Rega garding rding Sl Slaver avery 1. U. S. Constitution: * 3/5s compromise [I.2] * fugitive slave clause [IV.2] 1.0 * slave trade “punt” until 1808 1. 1793  Fugitive Slave Act. 2.0 2. 1850  stronger Fugitive Slave Act. 3.0

Southern thern Sla lavery ery-- --> An Ab n Aber errat ratio ion? n?  1780s: 1 st antislavery society created in Phila.  By 1804: slavery eliminated from last northern state.  1807: the legal termination of the slave trade, enforced by the Royal Navy.  1820s: newly indep. Republics of Central & So. America declared their slaves free.  1833: slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.  1844: slavery abolished in the Fr. colonies.  1861: the serfs of Russia were emancipated.

Sla Slave e Resi esist stance ance 1. “SAMBO” pattern of behavior used as a charade in front of whites [the innocent, laughing black man caricature – bulging eyes, thick lips, big smile, etc.].

Sla Slave e Resi esist stance ance 2. Refusal to work hard. 3. Isolated acts of sabotage. 4. Escape via the Underground Railroad.

Run unaw away ay Sla Slave e Ad Ads

Qui uilt t Pa Patterns terns as Se s Secret cret Me Mess ssages ges The Monkey Wrench pattern, on the left, alerted escapees to gather up tools and prepare to flee; the Drunkard Path design, on the right, warned escapees not to follow a straight route .

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Sl Slave Rebe bell llions s in the he An Antebe bell llum um So Sout uth Gabriel Prosser 1800 1822

Sl Slave e Reb ebel ellio ions ns in in the he Anteb ebell ellum um So South: h: Nat at Turn rner er, 1831 The Nightmare Scenario…

T he he Cul ultu ture re of of Sla Slavery ry 1. Black Christianity [Baptists or Methodists]: * more emotional worship services. * negro spirituals. 2. “Pidgin” or Gullah languages. 3. Nuclear family with extended kin links, where possible. 4. Importance of music in their lives. [esp. spirituals].

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