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Neither Slave nor Free: Black Jail Debt Peonage in Antebellum Virginia, 1841-1846

Authors :
Gibson, Amanda White
Source :
Journal of Southern History. November 2023, Vol. 89 Issue 4, p629, 30 p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Lucy Briggs and Sally Ball lived in a world of extremes in antebellum Richmond, Virginia. For Black Virginians the city simultaneously represented the hope of freedom and the horrors of [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00224642
Volume :
89
Issue :
4
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Journal of Southern History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.771951184