Enslavement in Memphis / G. Wayne Dowdy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowdy, G. Wayne, author.

Series:

American Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Tennessee--Memphis--History--19th century.

Slavery.

Enslaved persons--Tennessee--Memphis--History--19th century.

Enslaved persons.

Memphis (Tenn.)--History--19th century.

Memphis (Tenn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

During the first forty-five years of the city's existence, slavery dominated the cultural and economic life of Memphis. The lives of enslaved people reveal the brutality, and their perseverance contributed greatly to the city's growth. Henry Davidson played a crucial role in the development of the city's first Methodist church and worship services for slaves. Mary Herndon was purchased by Nathan Bedford Forrest and sold to Louis Fortner, for whom she was put to work in the field, where she "chopped cotton, plowed it and did everything any other slave done." Thomas Bland secretly learned to read and write from a skilled slave and later used that knowledge to escape to Canada. Author G. Wayne Dowdy uncovers the forgotten people who built Memphis and the American South.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Author's Note

Prologue: "Nothing but Cruel Abuse, from Morning till Night"

1. "A Likely Negro Girl," 1820-1835

2. "A Scar on Each Hand," 1836-1849

3. "Nothing but the Devil Up Here," 1850-1859

4. "We're Goin' to Be Free," 1860-1865

5. "All That I Had Left to Remember You," 1866-1956

Epilogue: "Prayers for Forgiveness, Healing and Reconciliation"

Appendix: List of Memphis and Shelby County Slaves

Sources

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781439673225

1439673225

OCLC:

1265464526