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Full-Text Articles in African American Studies
Things Hidden: An Introduction To The History Of Blacks In Spartanburg, Dwain C. Pruitt
Things Hidden: An Introduction To The History Of Blacks In Spartanburg, Dwain C. Pruitt
Local History
This book, published in 1995, is an introduction to Spartanburg, SC's African-American history, from settlement through the late 20th century.
Slave Trade Ledger Of William James Smith, 1844-1854, William James Smith
Slave Trade Ledger Of William James Smith, 1844-1854, William James Smith
Local History
This ledger meticulously details the prices paid and received for scores of human beings (as slaves; only first names are recorded), as well as the expenses incurred by Smith in undertaking this business venture, such as feeding, clothing, sheltering, and nursing the people he purchased and sold. The details of the book illustrate that Smith took several "trips" between 1844 and 1854 to buy and sell slaves: detailed records of purchases and sales of "Negroes" exist for all of the years between 1844 and 1854. The listing of expenses for the year of 1844 (the most complete account) indicate that …