The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925, Volume 10This book provides an exhaustively researched history of black families in America from the days of slavery until just after the Civil War. |
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... married , or at least to have the marriage ceremony performed . ” Asked by Frederick Olmsted whether Mississippi clergymen married slaves , a Yazoo owner responded , " Yes , generally one of their own preachers . " The white described a ...
... married , or at least to have the marriage ceremony performed . ” Asked by Frederick Olmsted whether Mississippi clergymen married slaves , a Yazoo owner responded , " Yes , generally one of their own preachers . " The white described a ...
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... marriage.20 Registrants gave their names , the length of their marriages , the number of children born in these marriages , and , most important , where and how they had been married . A few - one couple in twenty - five — had first married ...
... marriage.20 Registrants gave their names , the length of their marriages , the number of children born in these marriages , and , most important , where and how they had been married . A few - one couple in twenty - five — had first married ...
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... marry you for nothing , " Gus Feaster recollected , and Isabella Dorroh's South Carolina slave parents were married by " an old man , Ned Pearson , a nigger who could read and write " and who " married lots of niggers . " South Carolina ...
... marry you for nothing , " Gus Feaster recollected , and Isabella Dorroh's South Carolina slave parents were married by " an old man , Ned Pearson , a nigger who could read and write " and who " married lots of niggers . " South Carolina ...
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The Birthpangs of a World | 1 |
Because She Was My Cousin | 45 |
I ΙΟΙ | 101 |
Copyright | |
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