Mary Turner Project: Slavery Statistics for Lowndes County - Fliers*

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dc.contributor.author George, Mark
dc.date.accessioned 2014-04-04T10:50:27Z
dc.date.available 2014-04-04T10:50:27Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04-04
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10428/1527
dc.description Informational Handouts about the legacy of slavery in Lowndes County and South Georgia. From the event: "Coming to Terms with Slavery in South Georgia: A Public Forum," sponsored by the Mary Turner Project, on April 1, 2013 at the University Center Magnolia Room. en_US
dc.description.abstract By 1860 there were at least 2,399 enslaved people (46% of the total population) in Lowndes County and there were 249 slave owners among the 2,850 white residents (9% of the entire white population of all ages). While some whites owned dozens of people, the most common number of enslaved people owned by white slave owners was 1 person.
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.subject Slavery en_US
dc.subject United States--Georgia--Lowndes County en_US
dc.subject African American History en_US
dc.title Mary Turner Project: Slavery Statistics for Lowndes County - Fliers* en_US
dc.type Dataset en_US
dc.type Learning Object en_US


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    Historical Documents relating to Valdosta, Lowndes County, and South Georgia.

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