Articles related to "Ante Bellum South"

Stampp focuses on major aspects of slavery, from its rise in the South to the treatment of slaves by their owners, as well as the reasons the institution lasted so long.

The 1860 census dispels myths about Southern slavery but also allows the researcher to develop new conclusions regarding the role of slavery and the coming of war.

There is little doubt that owners and overseers exercised strict control over slaves on the plantation. However, slave patrols were needed to provide regional oversight.