The Southampton Slave Revolt of 1831: A Compilation of Source MaterialHenry Irving Tragle |
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... Francis . Mr. Francis and his mother were not at home at this time , and Mrs. Francis escaped by being hidden in the attic by her own slaves . The remaining portion went to the Howell Harris home , from which the family had fled , but ...
... Francis . Mr. Francis and his mother were not at home at this time , and Mrs. Francis escaped by being hidden in the attic by her own slaves . The remaining portion went to the Howell Harris home , from which the family had fled , but ...
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... Francis may well have been cruel : he may even have been the monster Styron describes , but there are other known facts concerning him which he either ignored , or which he did not know . There were , according to the Census of 1830 ...
... Francis may well have been cruel : he may even have been the monster Styron describes , but there are other known facts concerning him which he either ignored , or which he did not know . There were , according to the Census of 1830 ...
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... Francis's assembled slaves warned Nat Turner and his men that they would fight for their master . Drewry then states that " Nat remarked that the old man was not worth killing , " and he and his band turned back northward . 29 There is ...
... Francis's assembled slaves warned Nat Turner and his men that they would fight for their master . Drewry then states that " Nat remarked that the old man was not worth killing , " and he and his band turned back northward . 29 There is ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Southampton County Virginia in 1831 | 13 |
Insurrection Rebellion or Revolt? 2222 | 21 |
Copyright | |
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