essay
Cherokee planters: the development of plantation slavery before removal
cherokee indian nation :a troubled history • Knoxville • Published In 1979 • Pages: 110-128
By: Perdue, Theda.
Abstract
Perdue describes the origin and development of slavery among the Cherokee following the American Revolutionary War and up to approximately 1838. The author notes that war captives were frequently treated as slaves by the Cherokee and this article discusses their particular use in agriculture, and overall affect on Cherokee society.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Delores Walters ; 1988: John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1776-1838
- Coverage Place
- southeastern states and Oklahoma, United States
- Notes
- Theda Perdue
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128)
- LCCN
- 78013222
- LCSH
- Cherokee Indians