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Demographics During American Revolution | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 1

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In this first segment on Slavery In South Carolina, Dr. Larry Watson outlines the demographics between African-Americans and Whites, before, during, and immediately after the American Revolution.  Walter Edgar notes that during the Revolution, a decent percentage of slaves either left for the Caribbean, or joined the British army.  

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South Carolina Public Radio / Walter Edgar's Journal / Conversations on South Carolina: The State and the New Nation, 1783-1828 - Slavery in South Carolina

Demographics During American Revolution | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 1 The Domestic Slave Trade | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Domestic Slave Trade | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Dr. Larry Watson discusses the reasons why, between 1787 and 1803, South Carolina forbade the importation of new slaves. This resulted in the rise of the domestic slave trade in the Southern U.S.
Conversations on South Carolina: The State and the New Nation, 1783-1828: Slavery In South Carolina (Full Version) - Episode 8 South Carolina's Slave Codes | Walter Edgar's Journal

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South Carolina's Slave Codes | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Dr. Watson outlines the South Carolina Slave Code, originating with the 1740 “Negro Act.” The code is the system of etiquette for slave life, and penalties for various offenses.