Reviews for Black Savannah, 1788-1864

The average rating for Black Savannah, 1788-1864 based on 1 review is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-03-07 00:00:00 Amarak Panya This is a book from the 80s and the writing and scholarship style are from that period. But it’s got fascinating stories and tables about the economic activity and property ownership and demographics of black men and women in Savannah from after the Revolution to just at the end of the Civil War. His argument that sets him apart is that Black Savannah wasn’t segregated by mixed race versus full African descent Voeltz between and enslaved. Instead because of the unique situation in Savannah of the institution of “nominal slavery”, there was a much more cohesive black community and little overt revolt or resistance in ways that worried whites. Mixed race people were a much smaller segment of the free population than in other southern cities. Johnson lays out the roles of the churches and their early roles in uniting the groups and promoting a strong literate Black/mixed race population.