- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Slavery in antebellum Georgia
- Creator:
- Young, Jeffrey Robert
- Date of Original:
- 2003-10-20
- Subject:
- Slavery--Georgia--History--19th century
Georgia--Race relations--History--19th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the role of slavery in Georgia's plantation economy. Discusses the estimated number of slaves at various points in Georgia's pre-Civil War history, the growth of cotton cultivation, role of slaveholders, and the Civil War and end of slavery.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
GSE identifier: SS2H1, SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/slavery-in-antebellum-georgia/
- Rights Holder:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Slavery in Antebellum Georgia," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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