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Subject(s)

• Slave trade—Southern States—History—19th century [Browse]
• Slavery—Economic aspects—Southern States [Browse]
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 [Browse]

Series

Oxford scholarship online [More in this series]

Summary note

The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery and, after a four-year struggle to become an independent slaveholding republic, died as emancipation dawned. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men, women, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War for all inhabiting the American South. As 'An Unholy Traffic' shows, slave trading helped Southerners survive and fight the Civil War, as well as to build the future for which they fought. They mitigated the crises the war spawned by buying and selling enslaved people, using this commerce to navigate food shortages, unsettled gender roles, the demands of military service, and other hardships on the homefront.

Notes

Also issued in print: 2024.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 5, 2024).

ISBN

9780197578292 (ebook)

OCLC

1412042395

Doi

10.1093/oso/9780197578261.001.0001

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