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Slavery, Freedom, and Social Claims to Property among African Americans in Liberty County, Georgia, 1850–1880

Penningroth, Dylan

Journal of American History, 1997-09, Vol.84 (2), p.405-435 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Bloomington, Ind., etc: Organization of American Historians

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  • Title:
    Slavery, Freedom, and Social Claims to Property among African Americans in Liberty County, Georgia, 1850–1880
  • Author: Penningroth, Dylan
  • Subjects: African Americans ; American Civil War ; Black people ; Former slaves ; Georgia ; Marital property ; Nineteenth Century ; Ownership ; Plantations ; Property law ; Property ownership ; Property Rights ; Slavery ; Slaves ; Soldiers ; United States history
  • Is Part Of: Journal of American History, 1997-09, Vol.84 (2), p.405-435
  • Notes: For helpful comments on earlier versions of this paper I would like to thank the members of the Johns Hopkins Seminar on Nineteenth-Century America, Herman Bennett, Sara Berry, Pete Daniel, Max Edelson, Joseph Miller, Philip Morgan, Theresa Singleton, David Thelen, Jennifer Tucker, and the anonymous reviewers for the Journal of American History. The staff of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., offered valuable guidance. A ten-week Graduate Student Fellowship from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History provided timely financial assistance. An earlier version of this paper was presented before the Johns Hopkins History Department on April 12, 1995. I am especially grateful to Michael Johnson for expert advice and unstinting support.
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  • Description: Penningroth discusses property claims made by former African American slaves in Liberty County GA following the Civil War.
  • Publisher: Bloomington, Ind., etc: Organization of American Historians
  • Language: English
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