Record #:

15411

Author(s):

Moore, Claude H.

Abstract:

In 1831 an interesting historical event took place in Duplin and Sampson Counties, when African American slaves attempted an insurrection. At the time, the slave population greatly outnumbered the free African Americans. The leader of the conspiracy was a slave by the name of Dave, who belonged to Colonel Thomas Kenan Morisey, an influential planter of large holdings. Despite the attempted insurrection, plans were thwarted as a result of a family of free African Americans, who warned their neighbors of Dave's plans.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 12, Aug 1936, p6

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, African Americans; Slave insurrections

Record #:

19544

Author(s):

King, Emma

Abstract:

The North Carolina Friends Society had a long history of attempting to extend educational rights to African American slaves and their ancestors. Reviewing meeting minutes from this group, the author recounts the various efforts to education African Americans dating as far back as 1814.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 1 Issue 4, Oct 1924, p403-411, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, African Americans; Society of Friends--North Carolina; Education--African Americans

Record #:

22698

Author(s):

Rohrs, Richard C.

Abstract:

Rohrs provides an examination of free black apprentices in the antebellum south, using New Hanover County, North Carolina as a case study. He details the history and nature of free black apprenticeships before the Civil War, arguing that free black apprenticeships were not always exploitative.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 90 Issue 2, April 2013, p127-148, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Free Blacks; North Carolina--History, African Americans; Apprentices