Generations of Somerset Place: From Slavery to Freedom

by Dorothy Spruill Redford

Book Overview

When the institution of slavery ended in 1865, Somerset Place was the third largest plantation in North Carolina. Located in the rural northeastern part of the state, Somerset was cumulatively home to more than 800 enslaved blacks and four generations of a planter family. During the 80 years that Somerset was an active plantation, hundreds of acres were farmed for rice, corn, oats, wheat, peas, beans, and flax. Today, Somerset Place is preserved as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738518034
• ISBN13: 9780738518039
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.2"