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Lockley, Timothy James (2013) Black mortality in antebellum Savannah. Social History of Medicine, Volume 26 (Number 4). pp. 633-652. doi:10.1093/shm/hkt003

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Abstract

Black mortality in an urban environment in the antebellum South is relatively under-researched. This article is based on burial records from Savannah between 1853 and 1861 and argues that black mortality in Savannah was noticeably better than on nearby plantations and was broadly comparable to white mortality. This is in contrast to previous studies on slave mortality which have tended to stress that black mortality was worse than white. I conclude by arguing that mortality was linked to more closely to class than race in Savannah.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: E History America > E151 United States (General)
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Slavery -- United States, Death -- United States, African Americans -- Georgia, African Americans -- Mortality -- Georgia
Journal or Publication Title: Social History of Medicine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0951-631X
Official Date: 2013
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2013Published
Volume: Volume 26
Number: Number 4
Page Range: pp. 633-652
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkt003
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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