Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy

cover
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award
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half-title page
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title page
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copyright page
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dedication
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Contents
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Illustrations
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Note of appreciation and thanks......Page 11
Abbreviations and notations on sources
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Introduction
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1 - An episode in may
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2 - Evidentiary sounds and voices
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3 - Of water, land, and work
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4 - Of the planting classes
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5 - Of one kind of politics
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6 - The trials
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7 - The rebels
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8 - Road travelers
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9 - Of women white and black
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10 - Of ideologies and occupations
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11 - Of men and leaders
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12 - The voices of reprise
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13 - A separate peace
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Appendices
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Note on the documents
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Document a: lemuel p. conner's record
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Document b: lemuel p. conner's record
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Document c: susan sillers darden diary
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Document d: how[ell] hines to governor
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Document e: jo. d. l. davenport to governor
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Document f: benjamin l. c. wailes diary
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Document g: louisa and joseph lovell letters
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Document h: william j. minor plantation diary
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Document i: s[ophia] h. hunt to jennie [hughes]
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Documents j: william h. ker to mary s. ker
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Document k: a. k. farrar to governor
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Document l: van s. bennett diary
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Document m: statement of pleasant scott
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Document n: statement of james carter
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Document o: testimony of rebecca a. minor
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Document p: testimony of william t. martin
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Document q: brief on loyalty, katherine s. minor claim
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Document r: opinion on the minors' role at the racetrack
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Document y: charlie davenport interview
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Document z: charlie davenport interview
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Cast of characters......Page 367
index
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