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Slaves for hire, the slave hire system in Charleston South Carolina, 1800-1865, [Bruce Y. Mayer]

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Slaves for hire, the slave hire system in Charleston South Carolina, 1800-1865, [Bruce Y. Mayer]
Language
eng
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Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Slaves for hire
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
[Bruce Y. Mayer]
Sub title
the slave hire system in Charleston South Carolina, 1800-1865
Table Of Contents
pt. 1. Barbadian immigrants -- Selling men -- Throughout the city -- pt. 2. There must be rules: Charleston's slave ordinances of 1848 -- pt. 3. Slaves for hire -- Outrage and fear -- Negroes wanted! -- Why must we compete with slaves? -- Take care of my man! -- pt. 4. The slave hire badge: a tangible link -- Charleston's rules and regulations for licenses and badges, 1848 -- pt. 5. Conclusion -- A word about reproduction and fake slave badges -- Chronological highlights of Charleston's rules regulating slaves in the city, from 1800 to 1859 -- Charleston's slave ordinances of 1806 -- Author's biography
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Slave hire system in Charleston South Carolina, 1800-1865