ISBN:
9781643363387
,
1643363387
Language:
English
Pages:
xxii, 546 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
23 cm
Edition:
Second edition
DDC:
305.89607307573
Keywords:
Geschichte 1780-1900
;
Soziale Situation
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
Schwarze
;
South Carolina
;
African Americans / South Carolina / History
;
African Americans / South Carolina / Social conditions
;
Slaves / South Carolina / History
;
Slaves / South Carolina / Social conditions
;
South Carolina / Race relations / History
;
South Carolina / Social conditions
;
Noirs américains / Caroline du Sud / Histoire
;
Noirs américains / Caroline du Sud / Conditions sociales
;
Esclaves / Caroline du Sud / Histoire
;
Esclaves / Caroline du Sud / Conditions sociales
;
Caroline du Sud / Relations raciales / Histoire
;
Caroline du Sud / Conditions sociales
;
African Americans
;
African Americans / Social conditions
;
Race relations
;
Slaves
;
Slaves / Social conditions
;
Social conditions
;
South Carolina
;
South Carolina Nordwest
;
Schwarze
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
Soziale Situation
;
Geschichte 1780-1900
Abstract:
"Encyclopedic in scope, yet intimate in detail, African American Life in South Carolina's Upper Piedmont, 1780-1900, delves into the richness of community life in a setting where the African American population was small, notably disadvantaged, but remarkably cohesive. W.J. Megginson shifts the conventional study of African Americans in South Carolina from the much-examined Lowcountry to a part of the state that offered a quite different existence for people of color. Drawing on little-used state and county denominational records, privately held research materials, and sources available only in local repositories, Megginson bring to life African American society before, during and after the Civil War. Megginson's work also highlights the effects of Reconstruction in the South Carolina Upcountry. Black Republicans and even some Black Democrats took up the rights and duties of leadership and made great strides in their pursuit of citizenship. Although white Democrats' return to power at the state level in 1877 greatly curtailed Black political rights, African Americans in the Upper Piedmont quietly continued to assert their place in the social, cultural, and political realm. Through detailed vignettes of individuals and families coupled with deft analysis of overarching social contexts, African American Life in South Carolina's Upper Piedmont, 1780-1900, adds new dimension to our understanding of the African American experience in South Carolina. A new foreword by Orville Vernon Burton, Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Professor of History at Clemson University, highlights the extent to which Megginson's work remains an unparalleled examination of African American life in the South Carolina Upper Piedmont." --
Description / Table of Contents:
part 1. The setting, the peoples, and their work -- part 2. Interactions between black and white -- part 3. African American subculture and life on the plantation -- part 4. Transitions -- part 5. Community building: organizations, concepts, and opportunities -- part 6. Changing conditions, for better, for worse
Note:
"Foreword by Orville Vernon Burton."-- Cover page
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