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The secret life of Bacon Tait, a white slave trader married to a free woman of color /

"Historians have long discussed the interracial families of prominent slave dealers in Richmond, Virginia, and elsewhere, yet, until now, the story of slave trader Bacon Tait remained untold. Among the most prominent and wealthy citizens of Richmond, Bacon Tait embarked upon a striking and unex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trent, Hank, 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Tait, Bacon, > 1796-1871.
Fountain, Courtney.
Slave traders > Virginia > Richmond > Biography.
Men, White > Virginia > Richmond > Biography.
Interracial marriage > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Free African Americans > Virginia > Richmond > Biography.
Richmond (Va.) > Biography.
Richmond (Va.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Salem (Mass.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.

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Call Number: F234.R553 T358 2017
 
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