Them dark days
slavery in the American rice swamps
by William Dusinberre
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In this controversial, groundbreaking, and eloquently written book, William Dusinberre examines slavery in the rice swamps of the South Carolina and Georgia "low country." The antebellum rice kingdom's large plantations carried a political and social weight seldom recognized in later years.
Focusing on three plantations and incorporating overseers' letters, slave testimonies, and numerous plantation sources, Dusinberre presents portraits of such fascinating individuals as the defiant slave carpenter Jack Savage and his master Charles Manigault, who exemplify the harsh realities of slavery.
Them Dark Days offers a vivid reconstruction of slavery in action. Setting recent analyses of slave culture within a wider context of health, discipline, privilege, and psychology, the book casts a sharp new light on slave history.
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History, Plantation life, Rice, Slavery, Slavery, united states, history, South carolina, history, Slavery, united statesPlaces
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Them dark days: slavery in the American rice swamps
2000, University of Georgia Press
in English
0820322105 9780820322100
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Them dark days: slavery in the American rice swamps
1996, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
0195090217 9780195090215
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Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps
December 14, 1995, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
0195090217 9780195090215
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-540) and index.
"Originally published in 1996 in hardcover by Oxford University Press"--T.p. verso.
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