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1 Give Me Liberty! Norton Media Library An American History
Chapter 11 Give Me Liberty! An American History Second Edition Volume 1 by Eric Foner

2 I. The Old South Emergence of slavery as “peculiar institution”
Cotton and the growth of southern slavery Central place of cotton in world economy Southern dominance of world cotton supply Emergence of United States as center of new world slavery Rise of internal slave trade Pace and magnitude Geographical patterns Public visibility Integral place in southern commerce Importance to Cotton Kingdom

3 I. The Old South (cont’d)
Slavery’s impact on national life Political Economic In North Commerce Manufacturing In South Vitality of plantation economy Limits on industrialization, immigration, and urban growth The New Orleans exception

4 The Old South (cont’d) Plain folk
Remoteness from market revolution; self-sufficiency Class strata Isolated poor Yeomanry Relation to planter elite Alienation Bonds Racial Familial Political Regional Investment in slave system Material Ideological

5 The Old South (cont’d) Planter elite Measures of regional dominance
Scale of slave ownership Size and quality of landholding Income Political power Economic engagement in world market Paternalistic, non-competitive ethos Defining features Contributing factors Influence on southern values Intellectual life

6 The Old South (cont’d) Proslavery argument
Rising currency in southern thought Elements of Racial assumptions Biblical themes Notions of human progress Prospects for equality among whites Shift to more hierarchical defense of slavery

7 Life under slavery Slaves and the law General patterns
Status as property Pervasive denial of legal rights Power of slave owners over enforcement Law as mechanism of master’s control Nineteenth-century trends Legislation to humanize bondage Features Contributing factors Legislation to tighten bondage

8 Life under slavery (cont’d)
Free black population Size Social and civil stature Blurry line between slavery and freedom Broad denial of legal rights Growing reputation as threat to slave system Regional variations Lower South Small numbers Concentration in cities Free black elite Upper South Concentration in farmlands Ties to slave community

9 Life under slavery (cont’d)
Slave labor Diversity of occupations Agricultural Small farms vs. plantations Gang labor (cotton, sugar) vs. task labor (rice) Urban Relative autonomy and independence Growing reputation as threat to slave system Modes of order and discipline Physical punishment Manipulation of divisions Material incentives Threat of sale

10 Slave culture General features Central arenas Family Church
Chief functions Survival of bondage Preservation of self-esteem Transmission of collective values across generations Sources African heritage American values and experiences

11 Slave culture (cont’d)
Slave family Demographic foundation Legal constraints Resiliency Distinctive kinship patterns Vulnerability to break-up through sale Gender roles “Equality of powerlessness” Assertion of gender roles where possible

12 Slave culture (cont’d)
Slave religion Practices Black preachers on plantations Urban black churches Influences Fusion of African and Christian traditions Religious revivals in South Slaves’ version of Christianity Solace amid bondage Hope for liberation Sympathy for the oppressed Brotherhood and equality Negation of masters’ pro-slavery version

13 Slave culture (cont’d)
Desire for freedom and justice As expressed in folk tales, spirituals Reflection of American language of freedom

14 Resistance to slavery “Day-to-day”; “silent sabotage” Escape Obstacles
Destinations Southern cities Remote areas within South North Underground Railroad Resourcefulness Harriet Tubman Large-scale collective escape Infrequency of Amistad episode

15 Resistance to slavery (cont’d)
Slave revolts Major nineteenth-century episodes Gabriel’s Rebellion Louisiana sugar plantation slave rebellion Denmark Vesey conspiracy Nat Turner’s Rebellion Notable patterns Infrequency Blend of African and American influences Link between open rebellion and quieter resistance Bleak prospects for success in South

16 Resistance to slavery (cont’d)
Slave revolts Aftermath of Nat Turner’s rebellion in South White panic Widespread assaults on slaves Tightening of restrictions on blacks (slave and free) Stifling of slavery debate, abolitionism

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18 Give Me Liberty! An American History
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