American slavery in the antebellum period was characterized by a massive wave of forced migration as millions of slaves were moved across state lines to the expanding southwest; scattered locally; and sold or hired out in towns and cities across the South. This book sheds new light on domestic forced migration by examining the experiences of American-born slave migrants from a comparative perspective. Juxtaposing and contrasting the experiences of long-distance; local; and urban slave migrants; it analyzes how different migrant groups anticipated; reacted to; and experienced forced removal; as well as how they adapted to their new homes.
#2948942 in Books imusti 2015-06-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .83 x 5.98l; .0 #File Name: 1107094240286 pagesCambridge University Press
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