Fugitive Slave Advertisements in The City Gazette

Charleston, South Carolina, 1787–1797

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Author: Thomas Brown, Leah Sims ISBN: 9781498507820
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: October 8, 2015
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Thomas Brown, Leah Sims
ISBN: 9781498507820
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: October 8, 2015
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Fugitive Slave Advertisements in The City Gazette: Charleston, South Carolina, 1787-1797 is a collection of more than one thousand transcribed advertisements from Charleston’s daily newspaper. Each advertisement portrays, in miniature, a human drama of courage and resistance to unjust authority. The advertisements give insight not only into slave resistance, agency, and culture, but also into eighteenth century material life, economy, and racial ideology. The ads are also a rich source of data about the individual slaves themselves, their relationships, family connections, and life experiences. The book is accompanied by a website, fugitiveslaves.com. The website allows users to search the results of a comprehensive content analysis of the advertisements.

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Fugitive Slave Advertisements in The City Gazette: Charleston, South Carolina, 1787-1797 is a collection of more than one thousand transcribed advertisements from Charleston’s daily newspaper. Each advertisement portrays, in miniature, a human drama of courage and resistance to unjust authority. The advertisements give insight not only into slave resistance, agency, and culture, but also into eighteenth century material life, economy, and racial ideology. The ads are also a rich source of data about the individual slaves themselves, their relationships, family connections, and life experiences. The book is accompanied by a website, fugitiveslaves.com. The website allows users to search the results of a comprehensive content analysis of the advertisements.

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