ISBN-13: 9781557283641 / Angielski
ISBN-13: 9781557283641 / Angielski
Powers (history, College of Charleston) details black social-class stratification and social mobility in this revisionist work drawing on census data, manuscript collections, and newspaper accounts. He delineates social and economic contours of the black population in Charleston, SC, a historical seaport center for the slave trade. Topics include l