How Long to Read Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865

How Long Does it Take to Read Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 36 minutes to read Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865 by Harlan Greene

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Description

The slave-hire system of Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1700s and the 1800s produced a curious object--the slave badge. The badges were intended to legislate the practice of hiring a slave from one master to another, and slaves were required by law to wear them. Slave badges have become quite collectible and have excited both scholarly and popular interest in recent years. This work documents how the slave-hire system in Charleston came about, how it worked, who was in charge of it, and who enforced the laws regarding slave badges. Numerous badge makers are identified, and photographs of badges, with commentary on what the data stamped on them mean, are included. The authors located income and expense statements for Charleston from 1783 to 1865, and deduced how many slaves were hired out in the city every year from 1800 on. The work also discusses forgeries of slave badges, now quite common. There is a section of 20 color plates.

How long is Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865?

Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865 by Harlan Greene is 209 pages long, and a total of 54,131 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 55 minutes to read Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865 aloud.

What Reading Level is Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865?

Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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