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Libby, David J. r2WPadmin2018-05-23T19:26:30+00:00

David J. Libby

This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.

Foote, Henry Stuart

Henry Stuart Foote was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, on 28 February 1804. He graduated from Washington College (now Washington…

Murrell, John

John Andrews Murrell was a small-time thief along the Natchez Trace whose exploits became mythologized during the 1830s and who…

Slave Revolts

Mississippi experienced only one actual slave revolt, but on several occasions, planters uncovered conspiracies to revolt. The infrequency of slave…

Slavery and Agriculture

Slavery in Mississippi was inextricably intertwined with agriculture—primarily cotton production. The invention of the cotton gin in the 1790s coincided…

Slavery, Colonial

Colonial slavery in Mississippi can be divided into two distinct phases: the French era (ca. 1720–31) and the British-Spanish era…

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