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by Carter G. Woodson (Author)
Who owned slaves in the antebellum United States? The answer is more complex than most imagine. Carter G. Woodson's groundbreaking historical nonfiction study, Free Negro Owners Of Slaves In The United States In 1830, Together With Absentee Ownership Of Slaves In The United States In 1830, confronts the overlooked realities of the 1830 United States census. Through meticulous historical census analysis, Woodson reveals a nuanced portrait of free black slaveholders and absentee slave ownership, challenging assumptions and deepening our understanding of slavery and emancipation history. This complete text edition stands as an essential research reference book for African American studies, offering rare insight into the tangled social, legal, and economic threads that shaped the antebellum United States. Woodson's careful compilation of 1830 slavery statistics uncovers not only the existence of free Negro owners of slaves, but also the prevalence of absentee ownership - a phenomenon that shaped countless lives across the nation. His work, rooted in the Carter G Woodson collection, remains a touchstone for scholars and general readers alike, inviting reflection and debate on the enduring legacies of race, property, and freedom. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For those drawn to African American studies research, the complexities of the 1830 United States census, or the broader currents of American history, this is more than a document. It is a cultural artefact - a window onto a past that still shapes our present.
