Freedom Documents from Cole County, Missouri
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Freedom Documents from Cole County, Missouri
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Article with excerpts from and descriptions of freedom documents of former slaves in Cole County, Missouri, with a brief history of slavery across the state back to 1719 (their arrival as lead mine workers).
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Creator: Greene, Lorenzo J.
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1969-01
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Digital Collection(s)
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Related Item
Negro History Bulletin
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Note(s)
Page 11: "Slaves were unevenly distributed in Missouri. Most of them were concentrated in the counties bordering the rivers, especially the Mississippi and the Missouri. Slavery in Missouri differed from the institution in the deep South. In the latter section dependence upon the great staples--cotton, sugar, tobacco, and rice--encouraged the employment of gangs of black slaves. In Missouri, on the contrary, neither soil nor climate favored the use of slaves in large numbers. Slaves were utilized principly [sic] in mixed farming, domestic service, industrial, and commercial pursuits. This was particularly true of Cole County in which was located the State Capitol."
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Shelf Locator
SC 73: Collection of Magazine Article Photocopies
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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