The hanging of Thomas Jeremiah : a free Black man's encounter with liberty
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300152142, 0300152140, 9780300171327, 0300171323
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.
Language
English
ISBN
9780300152142, 0300152140, 9780300171327, 0300171323
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-210) and index.
Description
In 1775, Thomas Jeremiah was one of fewer than five hundred "Free Negros" in South Carolina and, with an estimated worth of £1,000 (about $200,000 in today's dollars), possibly the richest person of African descent in British North America. A slaveowner himself, Jeremiah was falsely accused by whites--who resented his success as a Charleston harbor pilot--of sowing insurrection among slaves at the behest of the British. Though a free man, Jeremiah was tried in a slave court and sentenced to death. J. William Harris tells Jeremiah's story in full for the first time, illuminating the contradiction between a nation that would be born in a struggle for freedom and yet deny it to others.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Campbell, William, -- 1745-1781.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations -- 18th century.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Free African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Carolina -- Charleston.
Free African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social conditions.
Jeremiah, Thomas, -- -1775 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Laurens, Henry, -- 1724-1792.
Liberty -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Liberty -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Campbell, William, -- 1745-1781.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations -- 18th century.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Free African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Carolina -- Charleston.
Free African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social conditions.
Jeremiah, Thomas, -- -1775 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Laurens, Henry, -- 1724-1792.
Liberty -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Liberty -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harris, J. W. (2009). The hanging of Thomas Jeremiah: a free Black man's encounter with liberty . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harris, J. William, 1946-. 2009. The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah: A Free Black Man's Encounter With Liberty. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harris, J. William, 1946-. The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah: A Free Black Man's Encounter With Liberty New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harris, J. William. The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah: A Free Black Man's Encounter With Liberty Yale University Press, 2009.
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