Slavery, Southern Culture, and Education in Little Dixie, Missouri, 1820-1860

Jeffrey C. Stone

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781135516239
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Historia
• Subtopic: Historia de Norteamérica

This dissertation examines the cultural and educational history of central Missouri between 1820 and 1860, and in particular, the issue of master-slave relationships and how they affected education (broadly defined as the transmission of Southern culture). Although Missouri had one of the lowest slave populations during the Antebellum period, Central Missouri - or what became known as Little Dixie - had slave percentages that rivaled many regions and counties of the Deep South. However, slaves and slave owners interacted on a regular basis, which affected cultural transmission in the areas of religion, work, and community. Generally, slave owners in Little Dixie showed a pattern of paternalism in all these areas, but the slaves did not always accept their masters' paternalism, and attempted to forge a life of their own.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Figure and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter One This Place Called Little Dixie
• Chapter Two Home and Community
• Chapter Three Religion
• Chapter Four Slaves and Families
• Chapter Five Summary and Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index