Slavery is a tragic chapter in the history of Wilkes County with a lasting legacy. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Leno
Antebellum Southern Appalachia has long been seen as a classless and essentially slaveless region - one so alienated and isolated from other parts of the South
Class and culture in Antebellum North Carolina have been largely forgotten. In the past few years, several important studies have examined common whites in indi
From an economic standpoint, North Carolina exhibited a greater variety of slaveholding interests, as compared to other states. The situation was unique in that
