The Price of Freedom : Slavery and Manumission in Baltimore and Early National Maryland.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Maps -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 SLAVERY IN EARLY NATIONAL BALTIMORE AND RURAL MARYLAND -- 2 INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY IN BALTIMORE -- 3 THE BLACK DRIVE FOR AUTONOMY AND MASTERS' RESPONSES -- 4 MANUMISSION AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SLAVERY -- 5 FREE BLACK FAMILY STRATEGIES FOR GAINING FREEDOM -- 6 POLITICAL-ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND FREE BLACKS -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Baltimore Slaveholders, 1790-1820 -- Appendix B: Occupational Categories -- Appendix C: Sale Prices of Term Slaves and Slaves for Life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

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