A profile of runaway slaves in Virginia and South Carolina from 1730 through 1787

Author(s)

• Windley, Lathan A.

Bibliographic Information

A profile of runaway slaves in Virginia and South Carolina from 1730 through 1787

Lathan Algerna Windley

（Studies in African American history and culture）

Garland Pub., 1995

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-191) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1996. Lathan Algerna Windley's study, A Profile of Runaway Slaves in Virginia and South Carolina from 1730 through 1787, has informed and influenced dozens of scholars of slavery and African American culture.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 The Legal Setting
• Chapter 2 The Fugitive as a Physical Specimen
• Chapter 3 The Fugitive's Degree of Acculturation
• Chapter 4 Fugitive Demeanor and Discourse
• Chapter 5 Flight and Destination
• Chapter 6 The Development of the Fugitive Slave Clause in the Constitutional Convention
• Chapter 7 Conclusion

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Details

• NCID: BA29662011
• ISBN:
  • 0815310188
• LCCN: 95032389
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 198 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : E445.V8
  • DC20 : 973.2/6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Virginia -- Race relations
  • LCSH : South Carolina -- Race relations
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19972850