Let's not forget that the first slaves in the colonies were white Englishmen and women. I don't think the text books go into any detail on that fact. White Cargo by Don Jordan is a good book on that point.
I had forgotten to mention Black Southerners In Confederate Armies--A Collection of Historical Accounts by J. H. Segars. These are accounts from contemporary sources.
On Black slaveowners, I also forgot to mention Black Property Owners in the South 1790-1915 by Loren Schweninger. It goes into some detail on the extent of Black slaveownership by Black masters.
JDS
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History books should never be used as more than a small reference. There are
lenty of primary sources to support exactly what you are saying about slavery.
he northern states, particularly New York, Rhode Island, Maine, and
assachusetts, their ports full of outfitted ships to accomodate the slave
raders. One excellent book you should use in your classroom is "Hanging
aptain Gordon" by Ron Soodalter. Capt. Nathaniel Gordon was the only slave
rader to be executed under the Act of 1820, which made slave trade a hanging
ffense. If any of you are interested in a couple of primary sources relating
o this slave trade case, contact me, and I will be more than happy to provide
ou with those digital images. I wrote an article for the "Social Education"
agazine put out by NCSS, in Sept. of 2002, telling the story of Gordon.
It is a fascinating case. He was executed in New York in the Toombs, the day
fter Willie Lincoln died. Lincoln refused to pardon him.
Karen Needles
irector
incolnarchives Digital Project
ttp://www.lincolnarchives.us
40-462-9802
n October 20, 2010 at 12:51 PM Greg Carter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Excuse me, Unbiased
The history books for years have been written by northern perspective what
could be more bias?
Yes there were a lot of slaves in the south, but who transported them here?
northern traders and the north had slaves also but of course you wouldn't
know it by reading most history books.
Greg Carter
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