Title In the True Blue's wake slavery and freedom among the families of Smithfield Plantation / Daniel B. Thorp

Published Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource Series The American South series American South series. Contents Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Language -- Introduction -- 1. Slavery Comes to Smithfield -- 2. The Enslaved People of Smithfield -- 3. Life and Work in the Quarters -- 4. War Comes to Smithfield -- 5. From Slavery to Freedom -- 6. Outward and Upward -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Family Trees -- Appendix 2. Individuals Enslaved at Smithfield, Solitude, or White Thorn, 1774-1865 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Subject Preston family. Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.) -- History Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Blacksburg -- History -- 18th century Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Blacksburg -- History -- 19th century African American families -- Virginia -- Blacksburg -- History -- 18th century Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813947242 0813947243

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