Episodes tagged "Slave master": 1 through 3 of 3
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1803 to 1821
Montgomery, Georgia
Slavery, Slave master, slave conditions, Race-Relations, florida slave history, Plantation LifeIn 1803, Zephaniah Kingsley began bringing slaves from Africa to his plantation in Fort George Island.[1] Fort George Island is located slightly north of modern day Jacksonville. “The United States did not allow anyone to bring in slaves after 1808. But Florida still belonged to Spain, and so smugglers brought in slaves to the southern United States through northern Florida.”[2] Slaves...
November, 1844 to July, 1846
GREENE, Alabama
Slavery, Slave master, Slave, sicknessFrom the original letters between the Cameron family and their employees, slaves are often mentioned since they are an integral part of the plantation operation. Since the letters were not written or received by the slaves themselves, the language is often derogatory or just in reference to the slaves as property of value. These letters show the nature of the culture and the lack of respect and responsibility...
February 9, 1865
SAN BERNARDINO, California
Slave master, SlaveryGeorge N. Linns, a plantation owner in Jefferson County, Colorado who owned many of his slaves at a time of war was forced to release them (Thomas, as he was named by his slave master George was one of these slaves). At age 22 Thomas was a young black man and he was forced to serve as a soldier for the European American army in 1865. He was not well educated in reading or writing and neither well fed...
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