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Enslavement in Memphis

Enslavement in Memphis

Dowdy, G. Wayne

Paperback

Series: American Heritage

19th Century United States HistoryCivil War Period (1850-1877)Regional: South

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ISBN10: 1467150142
ISBN13: 9781467150149
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Aug 9 2021
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
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.

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