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Bell, Karen Cook,

Claiming freedom : race, kinship, and land in nineteenth-century Georgia / Karen Cook Bell. - 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; CLAIMING FREEDOM; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION Claiming Freedom in the Lowcountry; 1 THE SLAVEâ#x80;#x99;S DREAM; 2 WAR AND FREEDOM; 3 â#x80;#x9C;FULL AND FAIR COMPENSATIONâ#x80;#x9D;; 4 THE STATE OF FREEDOM IS THE STATE OF SELF-RELIANCE; CONCLUSION; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

An exploration of the political and social experiences of African Americans in transition from slave to citizen.

ISBN: 9781611178319 (electronic bk.) 1611178312 (electronic bk.) (hardcover)

Source: 22573/ctv6vrsv8 JSTOR

LCCN: 2017011100

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1800-1899

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Georgia.
African Americans--Economic conditions--Georgia--19th century.
Land tenure--History--Georgia--19th century.
African Americans--History--Georgia--19th century.
African Americans--Race identity--Georgia.
Rice trade--History.--Georgia
Noirs américains--Conditions économiques--Géorgie (État)--19e siècle.
Noirs américains--Histoire--Géorgie (État)--19e siècle.
Noirs américains--Identité ethnique--Géorgie (État)
Riz--Commerce--Histoire.--Géorgie (État)
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
HISTORY--African American.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African Americans.
African Americans--Economic conditions.
African Americans--Race identity.
Economic history.
Land tenure.
Rice trade.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Georgia--Economic conditions--19th century.
Géorgie (État)--Conditions économiques--19e siècle.
Georgia.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: F291 / .B45 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 305.896/073075809034