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19th Century Slavery in the South
Evolution of a Tragic Institution
Slave Trade: Abolished in 1808
Conditions
South’s greatest fear
Slave populations by state-1850 (%)
State
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MO 90 10 0 VA 56 39 5
DE 81 2 17 GA 56 44 0
KY 80 20 0 FL 55 44 1
MD 75 13 12 AL 55 45 1
TN 74 25 1 LA 50 47 3
NC 70 30 0 MS 45 55 0
TX 64 33 3 SC 42 57 1
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US18-01.html
Percentage of Slaveholders and Planters 1860
State Slaveholder
Planter* State Slaveholder Planter*
VA 67.3 24.2 SC 81.7 55.4
MD 53.4 19.3 GA 71.6 29.0
NC 85.8 36.6 FL 55.4 20.0
KY 60.6 8.4 AL 76.3 40.8
TN 66.6 14. MS 73.4 49.5
MO 41.2 5.3 LA 63.8 23.5
AK 42.0 13 TX 54.1 18.1
*Planters owned more than 20 slaves