Slaves in the Family

This event from the BALCH INsTITUTE FOR ETHNIC STUDIES in Philadelphia featured Edward Ball,Author, SLAVES IN THE FAMILY. His book exa… read more

This event from the BALCH INsTITUTE FOR ETHNIC STUDIES in Philadelphia featured

Edward Ball,Author, SLAVES IN THE FAMILY.

His book examined the family histories of the slaves owned by his family on plantations in South Carolina.

The family owned over 25 rice plantations with over 4,000 slaves, whose descendants number 75,000 to 1000,000. He used slides of many pictures from the book in his presentation. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience. close

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Slaves in the Family

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Program ID:
102184-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Apr 18, 1998 | 9:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Apr 19, 1998 | 6:33am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Apr 18, 1998 | 9:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 19, 1998 | 12:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 19, 1998 | 6:33am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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