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Slave Counterpoint: Black Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry Paperback - 1998

by Philip D. Morgan

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On the eve of the American Revolution, nearly all African Americans in mainland British America lived in two regions: the Chesapeake, centered in Virginia, and the Lowcountry, with its hub in South Carolina. Here, Morgan compares and contrasts African America life in these two regional black cultures, exploring the differences as well as the similarities. 27 illustrations. 31 tables. 11 figures.

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Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1998. Paperback. New. review copy edition. 736 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.75 inches.
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  • Title Slave Counterpoint: Black Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry
  • Author Philip D. Morgan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 736
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Univ of North Carolina Pr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998
  • Features Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # x-0807847178
  • ISBN 9780807847176 / 0807847178
  • Weight 2.32 lbs (1.05 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.22 x 1.67 in (23.32 x 15.80 x 4.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Cultural Region: South Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: South Carolina
    • Geographic Orientation: Virginia
  • Library of Congress subjects South Carolina - Race relations, Plantation life - South Carolina - History -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97040316
  • Dewey Decimal Code 975.518

From the jacket flap

A detailed comparison of 18th-century slave life in the two areas where their population was centered: the Chesapeake region of Virginia and the South Carolina Lowcountry.

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Citations

  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 01/01/1999, Page 88

About the author

Philip D. Morgan is professor of history at Johns Hopkins University.

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