Title Claiming freedom : race, kinship, and land in nineteenth-century Georgia / Karen Cook Bell

Published Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) Contents Cover; CLAIMING FREEDOM; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION Claiming Freedom in the Lowcountry; 1 THE SLAVEâ#x80;#x99;S DREAM; 2 WAR AND FREEDOM; 3 â#x80;#x9C;FULL AND FAIR COMPENSATIONâ#x80;#x9D;; 4 THE STATE OF FREEDOM IS THE STATE OF SELF-RELIANCE; CONCLUSION; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author Summary An exploration of the political and social experiences of African Americans in transition from slave to citizen Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 15, 2018) Subject Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Georgia African Americans -- Georgia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century Land tenure -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century African Americans -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century African Americans -- Race identity -- Georgia Rice trade -- Georgia -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. HISTORY -- African American. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) African Americans African Americans -- Economic conditions African Americans -- Race identity Economic history Land tenure Rice trade SUBJECT Georgia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century Subject Georgia United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017011100 ISBN 9781611178319 1611178312

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