Rebels and Runaways Charles S. Singleton and Karen A

and Karen A

In Transparent Designs

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Rebels and Runaways Charles S. Singleton and Karen AThis gripping study examines slave resistance and protest in antebellum Florida and its local and national impact from 1821 to 1865. Using a variety of sources such as slaveholders' wills and probate records, ledgers, account books, court records, oral histories, and numerous newspaper accounts, Larry Eugene Rivers discusses Florida's unique historical significance as a runaway slave haven dating back to the seventeenth century. In moving detail,