Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in Virginia, 1801-1820
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African American genealogy
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Bandy Legged
Bright Mulatto
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charges
Charles County
Chesterfield County
county
Dark Mulatto
dollars
Dollars Reward
early American legal history
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fairfax
Fairfax County
Fauquier County
Free Woman
fugitive slave research
Give Ten Dollars
Hay Market
hirn
Hirn Aga
historical slave resistance
King George County
Loudoun County
Mill Stones
Mulatto Man
nineteenth century Virginia history
Oznaburg Shirt
Powhatan County
primary source documents
Prince George's County
Prince William County
reasonable
Reasonable Charges
Reasonable Expences
reward
Roundabout Jacket
runaway slave advertisement analysis
ten
twenty
Yellow Complexion
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780815327370
- Weight: 940g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This collection of runaway slave notices from Virginia highlights the plight of African Americans fleeing bondage in early nineteenth century Virginia. Presented in modern type, the advertisements appear exactly as published. The preface situates these advertisements historically, and indicates the significance of the collection for studies of African American history, the history of slavery, and resistance to slavery in early American culture. The advertisements are presented chronologically and index by slave and master. This collection of historical documentation will be valuable to scholars interested in the history of slavery and resistance in America.
