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The world of Thomas Jeremiah : Charles Town on the eve of the American Revolution /

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Profiling the port of Charles Town, South Carolina, during the two-year period leading up to the Declaration of Independence, this history focuses on the hanging and burning of Thomas Jeremiah, a free African American harbour pilot accused of plotting a slave insurrection in 1775.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryan, William Randolph, 1975-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Jeremiah, Thomas, > -1775.
Jeremiah, Thomas, > -1775
African Americans > South Carolina > Charleston > Biography.
Charleston (S.C.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
Charleston (S.C.) > Race relations.
Noirs américains > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Biographies.
HISTORY > State & Local.
African Americans
Race relations
United States
South Carolina > Charleston
1775-1783
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : A different port of entry
  • White divisions (June 1774-March 1775)
  • A great war coming (April 1775-June 1775)
  • Under the color of law (July 1775-August 1775)
  • Charles Town harbor (September 1775-October 1775)
  • Low country/backcountry : the volatile geopolitics of revolutionary South Carolina (November 1775-December 1775)
  • The greatest hope and the deepest fear (December 1775-January 1776)
  • The masters were still in charge (January 1776-August 1776)
  • Conclusion : Simple spectators?