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Afro-Americans in Antebellum Boston: An Analysis of Probate Records

Afro-Americans in Antebellum Boston: An Analysis of Probate Records

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Series: Studies in African American History and Culture

General United States History

ISBN10: 081531194X
ISBN13: 9780815311942
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Mar 1 1993
Pages: 334
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
First published in 1993. The probate records of antebellum black Bostonians offer an ideal opportunity to compare the literature to a primary source, both in terms of content and method. Critical reviews of the scholarship, first, on black social history and, then, on probate inventories as historic sources precede an examination of the probate records themselves and a comparison of the literature to probate records. The study concludes by indicating that the shortcomings of probate records arise from their leaving much mysterious or misunderstood without recourse to other sources while their strengths residei n their intimate and subtle suggestions for understanding a purportedly inarticulate population.

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