William Johnson's Natchez: The Ante-Bellum Diary of a Free Negro
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Book Overview
The discovery in 1938 of the diary and personal papers of William Johnson (ca. 1809-1851), a free Black man who resided in Natchez, Mississippi, made possible the 1951 publication of this edited version of his journal. Johnson's diary offers a firsthand account of a formerly enslaved man who rose from appalling circumstances to become a successful businessperson. It is also an intimate portrait of life and social relations in a southern town in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807118559
ISBN13:9780807118559
Release Date:September 1993
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:848 Pages
Weight:2.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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William Johnson's Natchez: The Ante-Bellum Diary of a Free Negro
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