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The discovery in 1938 of the diary and personal papers of William Johnson (ca. 1809-1851), a free Negro of Natchez, Mississippi, made possible the publication of this fascinating volume. Johnson's diary offers a firsthand account of a former slave who rose from harsh circumstances to become a successful businessman. It is also an intimate portrait of life and social relations in a southern town in the years leading up to the Civil War.Hogan, William R. is the author of 'William Johnson's Natchez The Ante-Bellum Diary of a Free Negro', published 1993 under ISBN 9780807118559 and ISBN 0807118559.
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