Benevolence Among Slaveholders: Assisting the Poor in Charleston, 1670-1860
Entry/Object ID
2004.004.0014
Description
This book focuses on the evolution of public assistance programs for the poor in Charleston. It shows how the presence of a white laboring class influenced poor relief and introduced the politics of class into Charleston, thus proposing that another social order existed alongside slavery.
xvii, 217 p., ill., 24 cm.
Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Library
Acquisition
Accession
2004.004.
Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2004)
Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Social and public welfare, Poor in cities, Poor--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Charities--South Carolina--Charleston--History
Book Details
Author
Bellows, Barbara L.
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Place Published
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Date Published
circa 1993
Publication Language
English
Call No.
HV4046 .C34 B45 1993
ISBN
0-8071-1833-8
LCCN
93-18057
Notes
Copy No.: 0
Location
Location
Building
Missroon Library
Category
Permanent
Date
February 7, 2023
General Notes
Note
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-206) and index.
Status: Shelf