ABSTRACT

First published in 2009. From the founding of Jamestown to the American Civil War, slavery and abolition shaped American national, regional and racial identities. This four-volume reset edition draws together rare sources relating to American slavery systems. Volume 4 includes the Civil War and Emancipation period from 1861 to 1866.

chapter |24 pages

Verot, Slavery and Abolitionism

chapter |28 pages

Commonwealth V. Harriette

chapter |4 pages

'Ebony Idols'

chapter |7 pages

Songs

chapter |27 pages

Renfroe, 'The Battle Is God's'

chapter |18 pages

The Spirit of the South