A Profile of Runaway Slaves in Virginia and South Carolina from 1730 through 1787

by Lathan A. Windley

Overview

First published in 1996. Lathan Algerna Windley's study, A Profile of Runaway Slaves in Virginia and South Carolina from 1730 through 1787, has informed and influenced dozens of scholars of slavery and African American culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138983915
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2016
Series:	Studies in African American History and Culture
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lathan Algerna Windley was Associate Professor of
/History at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Legal Setting; Chapter 2 The Fugitive as a Physical Specimen; Chapter 3 The Fugitive’s Degree of Acculturation; Chapter 4 Fugitive Demeanor and Discourse; Chapter 5 Flight and Destination; Chapter 6 The Development of the Fugitive Slave Clause in the Constitutional Convention; Chapter 7 Conclusion;