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Fxbg’s Landscape of Slave-Made Capitalism
This recent post by Julia Ott, a historian of capitalism at the New School, articulates forcefully a point that can’t be repeated enough: in a very real sense, slaves were the capital that made the emergence of capitalism possible. … Continue reading
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Tagged Auction Block, Fredericksburg, historic district, History, Landscape of Slavery, slavery, Virginia
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Inhabiting NC’s Landscape of Jim Crow
My two recent posts on Carter’s Grove and Beverly Wellford’s physician/slave insurance office have gotten me thinking about the experience of inhabiting historic landscapes of slavery as a modern historian and general Yankee. This past weekend, I had another direct … Continue reading
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Tagged Durham, Fredericksburg, Landscape of Slavery, North Carolina, real estate, slavery
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Inhabiting Fxbg’s Landscape of Slavery
In my last post on Carter’s Grove, I found myself imaging what it would be like to inhabit a landscape so thoroughly imbued with slavery. This train of thought led to my wondering about Fredericksburg’s landscape of slavery. Slavery is … Continue reading
Carter’s Grove is For Sale
Does anyone want to give me $15 million? All I found under the couch this morning was a dime. I ask because Carter’s Grove, a plantation built on the James River just below Williamsburg in early 1750s for the descendants of Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged estates, Landscape of Slavery, real estate, slavery, Virginia
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