Chapter 11: The South and Slavery, 1790s-1830
- Maps of the South
Maps covering various southern states, including the Carolinas, Georgia, and Texas, as well as the entire region. The maps date from 1788 to 1844. A map of the "former Cherokee nation" (1884) rounds out the collection.
- Slave Voices - Black Southerners in the Old South
Exhibits from Duke University Library include wanted posters for runaways and registers showing how much slaves were worth in terms of labor and cash value to their masters.
- American Slave Narratives
A small selection of narratives of slave life by those who lived in slavery and then experienced freedom. The narratives were collected by historians and anthropologists hired by the Federal government during the New Deal of the 1930s. A selection of very brief sound clips is also provided (a WAV player is required, but Netscape and Microsoft browsers should be able to handle this by themselves). Links to other Web sites and a bibliography round out this important Web page.
- Selected Statistics on Slavery
A brief but interesting collection of data, with a supporting bibliography. Produced by an amateur historian.
- The Amistad Case
Images of the actual legal documents relating to the case in the federal district court and U.S. Supreme Court, plus brief summaries of the events. The documents are stored in the National Archives.
- Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: African American Research
The forced breakup of African American families due to the internal slave trade has made it difficult to trace family lineages and learn about family history. This web site suggests ways to perform research that any student of slavery will find useful.
- Yeomen Farmers in the South
A book review of Stephanie McCurry, "Masters of Small Worlds: Yeoman Households, Gender Relations, and the Political Culture of the Antebellum South Carolina Low Country" (1995). The review provides a good summary of the book and its main themes, particularly its attempt to answer the question, "If most Southerners didn't own slaves, then why did they fight for the Confederacy?"
- Views of Pre-Civil War America
This large collection of daguerreotype photos at the Library of Congress covers a range of topics and people. Browse around to get a feel for what antebellum life looked like.
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