The Waterman's Song: Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina
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9780807849729
9781469602356
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| Grouping Title | watermans song slavery and freedom in maritime north carolina |
| Grouping Author | david s cecelski |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-09 05:07:20AM |
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The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman’s Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers. Demonstrating the vitality and significance of this local African American maritime culture, David Cecelski also reveals its connections to the Afro-Caribbean, the relatively egalitarian work culture of seafaring men who visited nearby ports, and the revolutionary political tides that coursed throughout the black Atlantic.
Black maritime laborers played an essential role in local abolitionist activity, slave insurrections, and other antislavery activism. They also boatlifted thousands of slaves to freedom during the Civil War. But most important, Cecelski says, they carried an insurgent, democratic vision born in the maritime districts of the slave South into the political maelstrom of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Black maritime laborers played an essential role in local abolitionist activity, slave insurrections, and other antislavery activism. They also boatlifted thousands of slaves to freedom during the Civil War. But most important, Cecelski says, they carried an insurgent, democratic vision born in the maritime districts of the slave South into the political maelstrom of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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2001
2012
2012
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The University of North Carolina Press
University of North Carolina Press
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African American fishers -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
African American ship pilots -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Inland water transportation -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
North Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865
Slavery -- North Carolina -- History
Slaves -- North Carolina
African American ship pilots -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Inland water transportation -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
North Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865
Slavery -- North Carolina -- History
Slaves -- North Carolina
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The Waterman's Song Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina
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The Waterman's Song Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina
The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina / by David S. Cecelski
The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina / by David S. Cecelski
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The Waterman's Song
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Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina
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African American fishers
African American ship pilots
History
Inland water transportation
Nonfiction
Slavery
Slaves
Sociology
African American ship pilots
History
Inland water transportation
Nonfiction
Slavery
Slaves
Sociology
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