Black Southerners, 1619-1869

Download or read book Black Southerners, 1619-1869 written by John B. Boles and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1983 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interpretation of the black experience in the South revealing emphasizes the evolution of slavery over time and the emergence of a rich, hybrid African American culture. From the incisive discussion on the origins of slavery in the Chesapeake colonies, John Boles embarks on an interpretation of a vast body of demographic, anthropological, and comparative scholarship to explore the character of black bondage in the American South. On such diverse issues as black population growth, the strength of the slave family, the efficiency and profitability of slavery, the diet and health care of bon.