Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation Hardcover - 1999
by John Hope Franklin; Loren Schweninger
A sweeping panorama of plantation life before the Civil War, this book reveals that slaves frequently rebelled against their masters and ran away from their plantations whenever they could. 2 halftones, 15 linecuts.
From the rear cover
In this book, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger demonstrate that, contrary to popular belief, significant numbers of slaves did in fact frequently rebel against their masters and struggle to attain their freedom. By surveying a wealth of documents, such as planters' records, petitions to county courts and state legislatures, and local newspapers, this book shows how slaves resisted; when, where, and how they escaped; where they fled to; how long they remained in hiding; and how they survived away from the plantation. Of equal importance, it examines the reactions of the white slaveholding class, revealing how they marshaled considerable effort to prevent runaways, meted out severe punishments, and established patrols to hunt down escaped slaves. Reflecting a lifetime of thought by our leading authority in African American history, this book provides the key to truly understanding the relationship between slaveholders and the runaways who challenged the system - illuminating as never before the true nature of the South's "most peculiar institution."
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- Title Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation
- Author John Hope Franklin; Loren Schweninger
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 1999-04-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780195084498 / 0195084497
- Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
- Dimensions 9.58 x 6.43 x 1.47 in (24.33 x 16.33 x 3.73 cm)
- Reading level 1410
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: Deep South
- Cultural Region: South
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Southern States - History - 1775-1865, Slave insurrections - Southern States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-25230
- Dewey Decimal Code 975.004
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/15/1999, Page 1032
- Christian Century, 08/30/2000, Page 881
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/1999, Page 267
- Library Journal, 03/01/1999, Page 96
- New York Times, 08/15/1999, Page 30
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