Title The alchemy of slavery : human bondage and emancipation in the Illinois Country, 1730-1865 / M. Scott Heerman

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations, maps Series America in the nineteenth century America in the nineteenth century. Contents Introduction : Slavery and Freedom on the American Continent -- Making the French Negroes -- Another Law and Empire -- Remaking the French Negroes -- Contesting Bondage in the Slave North -- Paths to Independence -- Freedom Practices, Freedom Politics -- Conclusion : North of Slavery, South of Freedom Summary The Alchemy of Slavery foregrounds diverse and adaptable slaving practices that masters deployed to build a slave economy in Illinois, innovating in response to antislavery pressures Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-227) and index Notes Print version record Subject Slavery -- Illinois -- History -- 18th century Slavery -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Slavery Illinois Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780812295337 0812295331

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