John H. Alexander's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
Alexander, whose father was "a large slave holder before the war," describes the following aspects of slavery: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family life; entertainment; education; religion and moral...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2628 |
| Summary: | Alexander, whose father was "a large slave holder before the war," describes the following aspects of slavery: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family life; entertainment; education; religion and morality; visitation privileges and runaways; relationships between masters and slaves; and emancipation; and whites who did not own slaves. |
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