America Through the Looking Glass: A Historical Reader in Popular Culture, Volume 1David Burner, Robert D. Marcus, Jorj Tilson |
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Page 73
... negroes standing in front , armed with guns and long knives . Before the whites could hardly comprehend what the strange apparition meant , the negroes fired , and then rushed on them with knives , killing several on the spot . The rest ...
... negroes standing in front , armed with guns and long knives . Before the whites could hardly comprehend what the strange apparition meant , the negroes fired , and then rushed on them with knives , killing several on the spot . The rest ...
Page 77
... negroes - giving their names — had been in the habit of meeting at the tavern , and talking about burning of the fort and city and murdering the people , and that Hughson and his wife had promised to help them ; after which Hughson was ...
... negroes - giving their names — had been in the habit of meeting at the tavern , and talking about burning of the fort and city and murdering the people , and that Hughson and his wife had promised to help them ; after which Hughson was ...
Page 220
... Negroes partake of fine suppers to which the ladies add many little delicacies and handsome presents of wear- ing apparel to the married pair . When the Negroes desire a clergyman to perform the ceremony for them , planters seldom ...
... Negroes partake of fine suppers to which the ladies add many little delicacies and handsome presents of wear- ing apparel to the married pair . When the Negroes desire a clergyman to perform the ceremony for them , planters seldom ...
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