Ancestors of worthy life : plantation slavery and black heritage at Mount Clare

Ancestors of worthy life : plantation slavery and black heritage at Mount Clare /

America plantation sites are reluctant to show and interpret the homes and lives of the slaves that used to reside there in times of slavery. Mount Clare is one such site and Teresa Moyer examines the lives of its former slaves and the issues keeping these findings hidden. Raising questions about ho...

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Main Author: Moyer, Teresa S., 1976- (Author)
Other Authors: Shackel, Paul A. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Series:Cultural heritage studies.
Subjects:
Mount Clare (Baltimore, Md. : Building) > History.
Slavery > Maryland > Baltimore > History.
Historic buildings > Maryland > Baltimore.
African Americans > Maryland > Baltimore > History.
Enslaved persons > Dwellings > Maryland > Baltimore > History.
Baltimore (Md.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Slavery and iron at Georgia
  • The creation of Mount Clare
  • Slavery and revolution
  • White widowhood
  • Manumission and freedom
  • A broader history
  • Conclusion.

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