William Johnson's Natchez
The Ante-Bellum Diary of a Free Negro
The discovery in 1938 of the diary and personal papers of William Johnson (ca. 1809-1851), a free Negro of Natchez, Mississippi, made possible the publication of this fascinating volume. Johnson's diary offers a firsthand account of a former slave who rose from harsh circumstances to become a successful businessman. It is also an intimate portrait of life and social relations in a southern town in the years leading up to the Civil War.A barber by trade, Johnson was also a landlord, moneylender, slave owner, and small farmer, and despite his color he became a prominent, well-respected citizen of Natchez. Johnson kept a ledger on the various as…
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Weitere Autoren: Hogan, William Ransom (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8071-1855-9
- EAN: 9780807118559
- Produktnummer: 33452167
- Verlag: Louisiana State University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
- Seitenangabe: 850 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D4.5 cm 1'205 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 1205
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