Herminio martins, the peculiar institution, nlr i25. This guy is some history teacher from berkley who wrote this in 1954 so he uses the word negro to describe black people. However the social, economic, and legal positions of. Slavery in the antebellum south, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. The peculiar institution, as antebellum southerners referred to slavery, started as a chattel system that eventually developed into.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a. Twentiethcentury artist romare bearden presents a stylized depiction of the odyssey of captives from africa to the united states. Morrison professor of history emeritus kenneth m stampp. Prior to the civil war southern slavery was americas most profound and vexatious social problem. Stampp vintage winner of the lincoln prize stampp s classic study of. Stampp makes judicious use of footnotes and does not allow the footnotes to become either intrusive to. Click download or read online button to get the peculiar institution book now. Slavery in the antebellum south during the infancy of the civil rights movement. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Stampp, a university of california, berkeley, professor emeritus of history and a formidable scholar best known for paving the way to a sharply revised assessment of american slavery, the coming of the american civil war and southern reconstruction. Read peculiar institution slavery in the ante bellum south online, read in mobile or kindle. More than any other problem, slavery nagged at the public conscience. Kenneth milton publication date 1956 topics slavery publisher new york, knopf. Read peculiar institution pdf slavery in the antebellum south by kenneth m.
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However, for scholars, students, and those with a foundation in the topic, stampp s peculiar institution is a mustread. The ship shows the low decks that were constructed on slaving vessels so that the maximum number of african captives could be transported. The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day the peculiar institution kenneth stampp pdf. Stampp the peculiar institution the peculiar institution slavery in the ante bellum south analytically describes all facets of slavery in the south from the s thru the mid th century including demographics slave slaveholder. Digitizing sponsor kahleaustin foundation contributor internet archive language english a vintage book. The peculiar institution download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The reprinting of this book first published in the usa in 1956 is no doubt due to the surge of negro militancy in the usa. His the peculiar institution it based upon many years of research among source materials that exceed in volume and scope those used by older scholars like ulrich b. Stampp peculiar institution in pdf form, then youve come to the correct site. Stampp 1989 a single overriding issue exacerbated the regional and economic differences between north and south. The book describes and analyzes multiple facets of slavery in the american south from the 17th through the mid19th century, including demographics, lives of slaves and slaveholders, the. Slavery in the antebellum south and the era of reconstruction, 18651877, two books that staunchly challenged previous.
He was a visiting professor at harvard university and colgate university, commonwealth lecturer at the university of london, fulbright. Kenneth milton stampp 12 july 1912 10 july 2009, alexander f. Slavery in the antebellum south by kenneth y stampp isbn. These new essays on race and slavery some by highly regarded, awardwinning veterans in the field and others by talented newcomers point in fresh directions. Slavery in the antebellum society vintage books ed by stampp, kenneth m isbn. Morrison professor of history emeritus at the university of california at berkeley, and a specialist in nineteenthcentury history, kenneth m. Stampp, a leading civil war historian who redirected the scholarly view of slavery in the antebellum south from that of a benign relationship between white plantation owners and. It is a readable, comprehensive survey of plantation slavery in the old south. Download peculiar institution slavery in the ante bellum south ebook free in pdf and epub format. Stampp has 14 books on goodreads with 2360 ratings. Slavery in the antebellum south is a nonfiction book about slavery published in 1956, by academic kenneth m. Click download or read online button to get peculiar institution book now. Morrison professor of history emeritus at the university of california, berkeley 19461983, was a celebrated historian of slavery, the american civil war, and reconstruction.
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