Slave Trading In The Old South (Southern Classics),New

Slave Trading In The Old South (Southern Classics),New

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Overwhelming evidence against the historical view of slavery as a benevolent 'peculiar institution'Posting what he called 'a most deadly array of facts,' Frederic Bancroft exploded deeply entrenched myths about antebellum slavery when Slave Trading in the Old South was first published in 1931. As fresh and informative today as it was then, the classic study returns to print, giving a new generation of historians, students, and history enthusiasts access to Bancroft's pioneering examination of the domestic slave trade.Drawing largely on research that could not be duplicated todaycorrespondence with individuals involved in the slave trade and interviews with former slavesBancroft exposed the commercial aspects of the enterprise, including the 'breeding' and 'rearing' of slaves for future sale to western states and territories, the separation of slave families, and the profitability of the practice. By showing that the slave trade so thoroughly dominated the South, Bancroft demonstrated antebellum slavery to be an essentially commercial, exploitative, and cruel industry rather than, as many historians have claimed, a benevolent 'peculiar institution' in which the selling of slaves was a relatively rare exchange between neighbors. He also discredited the notion that slave traders were social outcasts, finding instead that they came from even the highest ranks of Southern society.Michael Tadman's new introduction offers a comprehensive, thoughtful analysis of the evolving historical literature on the subject, reminding readers of the devastating effects the slave trade had both on Southern society as a whole and on its principal victims.

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