Chains of Love: Slave Couples in Antebellum South Carolina

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© 2004 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data West, Emily, 1971– Chains of love : slave couples in antebellum South Carolina / Emily West. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-252-02903-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Slaves—South Carolina—Social conditions—19th century. 2. Slaves—South Carolina—Family relationships—History—19th century. 3. Couples—South Carolina—History—19th century. 4. Man-woman relationships—South Carolina—History—19th century. 5. Slaves—South Carolina—Biography. 6. Slavery—South Carolina—History—19th century. 7. Plantation life—South Carolina—History—19th century. 8. South Carolina—Race relations. 9. South Carolina—History—1775–1865. I. Title. e445.s7w47 2004 306.8′86′2509757—dc22 2003013736 For Jamie ...