Black Demographic Data, 1790-1860 - A Sourcebook

An excellent resource on the changing population distribution of antebellum Black Americans, this book covers census data by region and state. Two-thirds of the book consists of tables and graphs providing dimensional representations of black populations, both free and slave, in pre-Civil War America. The book opens with a discussion of the limitations of the census data, then goes on to provide an overview of the progress of manumission, abolition, and restrictions on black migration. The book also examines the 1840 census controversy. It will be a particularly useful resource for scholars concerned with changes in the black population.

List of contents

Preface
Limitations of Census Data
Emancipation
Manumission
Internal Immigration Restrictions
Disabilities, Slave-Dumping, and the 1840 Census
International Black Migration
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Clayton E. Cramer

Product details

• Authors: Clayton E. Cramer, Cramer Clayton E.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.1997
• EAN: 9780313302435
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30243-5
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Black & Asian Studies, C 1700 To C 1800, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Race and Ethnicity: African American Studies