Description: This volume is 18.25" x 11.5" x 1" with 477 pages, plus an INDEX and ERRATA. The weight for the book alone is 5 pounds. "THE 1840 CENSUS WAS SHOWN TO HAVE SEVERLY OVER-COUNTED THE NUMBER OF FREE BLACK PEOPLE WHO WERE 'INSANE' OR 'IDIOTS' - DATA THAT SUPPORTERS OF SLAVERY USED AS PROPAGANDA TO ARGUE BLACK AMERICANS WERE UNABLE TO HANDLE FREEDOM." Becky Little Freedom for the Black Americans would have converted them from 3/5ths to a whole - meaning they would then be able to vote. There was great fear of this in the south, that no doubt was a major factor in the Civil War. This original copy of that 1840 Census is a rare historical document of the mindset and fear that then existed. Hopefully we have moved beyond such thinking.
Price: 3800 USD
Location: Columbia Falls, Maine
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1841
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: CENSUS ENUMERATION
Binding: HARDCOVER
Region: NORTH AMERICA
Author: SECRETARY OF STATE
Subject: SIXTH CENSUS OF UNITED STATES 1840
Original/Facsimile: ORIGINAL
Language: ENGLISH
Publisher: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Place of Publication: WASHINGTON
Special Attributes: VERY RARE!!!, 1st Edition, Limited Edition, SLAVE STATISTICS
