State Publications about African Americans in North Carolina: 19th Century

Barfield, Rodney and Patricia M. Marshall. Thomas Day: African American furniture maker, 2005.

Thomas Day (1801-1861) was a master furniture maker and free Black man who lived in Milton, North Carolina. He was educated, ran a successful furniture business and owned property and slaves. Day is considered by many in the field as a founder of the modern Southern furniture industry.

Subjects: African American cabinetmakers, 19th Century, Art

Berry, Daina Ramey. Appraised, bartered, and sold: the value of human chattels, 2009.

This is a recorded presentation, given by Daina Ramey Berry, discussing prices of enslaved people in the antebellum (1812-1860) South, exploring both planters' criteria and enslaves peoples' perceptions of their value. Berry's research reveals interesting patterns with contemporary relevance to slave insurance claims and reparations.

Subjects: Slavery, African Americans, Slave Trade, Economics, Antebellum Era

Alternate Title: The Value of human chattels

Shepard, William B and North Carolina General Assembly, Senate. Remarks of Mr. William B. Shepard in Senate, Tuesday, January 16, 1849: On the Resolutions of the House of Commons on the Subject of Slavery, 1849.

This document is the result of the discussions that had taken place in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1849 regarding slavery and its changing place in society. Overall, the document is a defense of the institution of slavery; although it expresses a desire to keep the Union together, it strongly foreshadows the Civil War.

Subjects: Early 19th Century, Antebellum Era, Slavery, Economics, War

Crumpler, Thomas N. Speech of T.N. Crumpler of Ashe, on Federal Relations, Delivered to the House of Commons, Jan. 10, 1861, 1861.

This document contains a discussion of the changing relationship between the north and south on the eve of the Civil War, including the role that slavery played in these issues.

Subjects: Late 19th Century, Antebellum Era, Civil War, Slavery, Relationship with Whites, War, Manumission and Free Rights, Legal

Holden, W.W. Argument in the Impeachment Trial of W.W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina: Full Stenographic Reports, Revised and Corrected, 1871.

This document contains the arguments presented during the impeachment trial of Governor W.W. Holden. An important part of this document is its portrayal of the life of African Americans in North Carolina during the reconstruction period.

Subjects: Late 19th Century, Reconstruction Era, Civil Rights, Relationship with Whites

Alternate Title: Impeachment Trial of W.W Holden

Mobley, Joe A. James City, a Black community in North Carolina, 1863-1900, 1981.

This document provides the history of James City, which is located next to the Trent River in Craven County, NC. The years covered in the publication focus on the creation of the community, as well as the many struggles and hardships experienced during this time.

Subjects: African Americans, Late 19th Century, James City, N.C.

Umfleet, LeRae. 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report, 2006.

This document contains a comprehensive overview of the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot, a coup d'etat in which the city's government was overthrown, leading to widespread violence against African Americans.

Subjects: Late 19th Century, Legal, Society and Family Life, Relationship with Whites, Civil Rights, Suffrage and Representation, Military Action and Service, Economics, Statistics

Alternate Title: Wilmington Race Riot Report