pickThis book focuses on the little known fact that slavery was not just used by white people, nor was it confined to the South. The reasons varied from attempts to keep families together, to purchasing the ‘freedom‘ of their loved ones for them, to capital. Various laws were passed in SC from 1800-1859 that made emancipation very hard, and for many, impossible. This is an old text that I would like to see updated with new information. An ⬇️
JenniferEgnor important read. It is obvious on every page how white supremacy and proximity to it benefits and harms all at once, persons Black, Brown, Passing, and White. 1w
JenniferEgnor Link for a list of SC Slave Codes (laws), some of which are mentioned in this book: https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/slave-codes/ 1w
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