Name/Title
No Chariot Let Down: Charleston's Free People of Color on the Eve of the Civil WarEntry/Object ID
2005.003.0169Description
Thirty-four letters written by members of the William Ellison family, offering a rich and unparalleled portrait of Charleston's free African-American elite on the eve of the Civil War. The letters comprise the only extant collection of a sustained correspondence of a free Negro family in the late antebellum South. Most of the letters collected here were written by James Marsh Johnson.
xii, 174 p., ill., 21 cm., paperbackCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2005.003.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2005)Acquisition Method
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Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
United States Local History, South Carolina, Charleston, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--Correspondence, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Race relationsBook Details
Author
Roark, James L., Johnson, Michael P., 1941-Publisher
W.W. NortonDate Published
circa 1984Call No.
F279 .C49 J6 1984ISBN
0-393-95524-9Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Edited by Michael P. Johnson and James L. Roark.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-159) and index.
Status: ShelfCreated By
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July 19, 2005Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
August 30, 2007