| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : A different port of entry -- White divisions (June 1774-March 1775) -- A great war coming (April 1775-June 1775) -- Under the color of law (July 1775-August 1775) -- Charles Town harbor (September 1775-October 1775) -- Low country/backcountry : the volatile geopolitics of revolutionary South Carolina (November 1775-December 1775) -- The greatest hope and the deepest fear (December 1775-January 1776) -- The masters were still in charge (January 1776-August 1776) -- Conclusion : Simple spectators? |
| Summary |
Profiling the port of Charles Town, South Carolina, during the two-year period leading up to the Declaration of Independence, this history focuses on the hanging and burning of Thomas Jeremiah, a free African American harbour pilot accused of plotting a slave insurrection in 1775 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jeremiah, Thomas, -1775.
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| SUBJECT |
Jeremiah, Thomas, -1775 fast |
| Subject |
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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African Americans
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Race relations
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Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85022688
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Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations
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United States
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South Carolina -- Charleston
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199750900 |
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0199750904 |
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9780195387285 |
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0195387287 |
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9780199775774 |
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019977577X |
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