*American Indians brought their slaves to the west in the 1830s and 1840s when the federal government removed the nations from the southern states. The Cherokee, with more than fifteen hundred, had the largest number. Enslaved persons removed with the other nations ranged from approximately three hundred in the Creek Nation to more than twelve hundred in the Chickasaw Nation. When the Civil War erupted in 1861, more than eight thousand Black men and women were enslaved in Indian Territory.* ***They comprised 14 percent of the population****. Slavery continued in the territory through the Civil War, after which the five nations legally abolished the practice.*
– from The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
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What is the little gray band above texas ?
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The map is Peder Groffin
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Very easy to miss, given that the shading’s so light, but there were still a handful of slaves in _New Jersey_ at this time:
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This could lead to a civil war probably
Oklahoma surprised me. I always associated it with Southern slave states for some reason.
Plot twist, today, slaves live rent free in the heads of racists.
It also though just kind of doesn’t feel right that they colored the states like people
Some Indian tribes (cherokees more famously) had slaves, and these have fought to be recognised part of the tribe.
Kentucky should be the same color as Tennessee and Arkansas. 20% of Kentucky was enslaved in 1860. Not 10%.
https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~sfmiller/population%20statistics,%201860.htm
*American Indians brought their slaves to the west in the 1830s and 1840s when the federal government removed the nations from the southern states. The Cherokee, with more than fifteen hundred, had the largest number. Enslaved persons removed with the other nations ranged from approximately three hundred in the Creek Nation to more than twelve hundred in the Chickasaw Nation. When the Civil War erupted in 1861, more than eight thousand Black men and women were enslaved in Indian Territory.* ***They comprised 14 percent of the population****. Slavery continued in the territory through the Civil War, after which the five nations legally abolished the practice.*
– from The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
What is the little gray band above texas ?
The map is Peder Groffin
Very easy to miss, given that the shading’s so light, but there were still a handful of slaves in _New Jersey_ at this time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_New_Jersey
What’s the current employment rate? Slavery has been privatized.
Anybody else going to say that Native American also had slaves?