19 th Century Slavery in the South

19th Century Slavery in the South

Evolution of a Tragic Institution

Slave Trade: Abolished in 1808

Conditions

South’s greatest fear

Slave populations by state-1850 (%)Stat

eWhite Slave Free

Black

State

White Slave Free Black

MO 90 10 0 VA 56 39 5DE 81 2 17 GA 56 44 0KY 80 20 0 FL 55 44 1MD 75 13 12 AL 55 45 1TN 74 25 1 LA 50 47 3NC 70 30 0 MS 45 55 0TX 64 33 3 SC 42 57 1

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Percentage of Slaveholders and Planters 1860

State Slaveholder

Planter* State Slaveholder Planter*

VA 67.3 24.2 SC 81.7 55.4MD 53.4 19.3 GA 71.6 29.0NC 85.8 36.6 FL 55.4 20.0KY 60.6 8.4 AL 76.3 40.8TN 66.6 14. MS 73.4 49.5MO 41.2 5.3 LA 63.8 23.5AK 42.0 13 TX 54.1 18.1

*Planters owned more than 20 slaves