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An unholy traffic : slave trading in the Civil War South
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Title
An unholy traffic : slave trading in the Civil War South / Robert K.D. Colby.
ISBN
9780197578292
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
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Notes
Also issued in print: 2024.
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Summary
The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery and, after a four-year struggle to become an independent slaveholding republic, died as emancipation dawned. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men, women, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War for all inhabiting the American South. As 'An Unholy Traffic' shows, slave trading helped Southerners survive and fight the Civil War, as well as to build the future for which they fought. They mitigated the crises the war spawned by buying and selling enslaved people, using this commerce to navigate food shortages, unsettled gender roles, the demands of military service, and other hardships on the homefront.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 09, 2024
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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