{"id":1218,"date":"2025-08-27T21:59:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2025-08-28T03:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T03:51:21","slug":"southern-slavery-uncovered-legalized-white-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/southern-slavery-uncovered-legalized-white-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Slavery Uncovered: legalized white supremacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This interview<\/a> with law professor and public historian Evan Gelobter, owner of the YouTube channel Southern Slavery Uncovered<\/a>, explains how the antebellum South was a slavocracy based on legalized white supremacy. The Southern states were not simply states with slavery, they were slave societies which justified their existence specifically through legalized white supremacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Media credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

advertisers, Staff of the Daily Picayune and its. English:  Advertisements for Slaves for Sale – Daily Picayune New Orleans 24 March 1841 p 1<\/em>, March 24, 1841. The Daily Picayune New Orleans, LA March 24, 1841 Pg. 1 via  https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/article\/the-times-picayune-the-daily-picayunene\/28054502\/. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slaves_for_Sale_-_Daily_Picayune_New_Orleans_24_March_1841_p_1.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

America, Confederate States of. English:  A One Hundred Dollar Confederate States of America Banknote Dated December 22, 1862. Issued during the American Civil War (1861\u20131865).<\/em>, October 22, 2008. This banknote was scanned by User:Swtpc6800 (Michael Holley) on an Epson Perfection 1240U at 600 dpi and stored as TIFF. The image was cropped in Adobe Photo Elements 5.0 and saved as a 600 dpi Maximum Quality JPG. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Confederate_100_Dollars.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biser, Margaret. \u201cI Used to Lead Tours at a Plantation. You Won\u2019t Believe the Questions I Got about Slavery.\u201d Vox<\/em>, 29 June 2015. https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/6\/29\/8847385\/what-i-learned-from-leading-tours-about-slavery-at-a-plantation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarkson, Thomas. English:  Thomas Clarkson – An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African, Page de Titre, 1786<\/em>, 1786. Internet Archive. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Thomas_Clarkson_-_An_essay_on_the_slavery_and_commerce_of_the_human_species,_particularly_the_African,_page_de_titre,_1786.png<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deisenbe. English:  See w: John H. Van Evrie.<\/em>, 1863. Own work, from https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/dredscottdecisio1863unit\/page\/48\/mode\/2up. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Advertisement_for_Negroes_and_Negro_Slavery,_by_J._H._Van_Evrie.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E, Knobel. An Ordinance Abolishing Slavery in Missouri. (Missouri Emancipation Proclamation).<\/em>, n.d. Missouri Historical Society. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:An_Ordinance_Abolishing_Slavery_in_Missouri._(Missouri_Emancipation_Proclamation)._-_DPLA_-_f0e32527a03ee588c1ef3bcb581b5ebc_(page_2).jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evrie, John H. Van. English:  Title Page of White Supremacy and Negro Subordination by John H. Van Evrie<\/em>, 1868. https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/whitesupremacya01evrigoog#page\/n7\/mode\/1up. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:White_Supremacy_and_Negro_Subordination.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia. 7\/31\/1789-1913, Department of the Treasury Customs Service Collection District of Savannah. Inward Coastwise Slave Manifests: 1842-1844 (September)<\/em>, n.d. National Archives at Atlanta. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Inward_Coastwise_Slave_Manifests-_1842-1844_(September)_-_DPLA_-_d5358a6bd2c7e3451a58d7680786373c_(page_449).jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hayllar, James. \u4e2d\u6587\uff1a\u200b\u5ee2\u5974\u4e3b\u7fa9\u8005\u683c\u862d\u7dad\u723e\u00b7\u590f\u666e\u5f9e\u4e3b\u4eba\u624b\u4e2d\u6551\u51fa\u5974\u96b8, n.d. https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/53531056. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Granville_Sharp_the_Abolitionist_Rescuing_a_Slave_from_the_Hands_of_His_Master.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love, A. D. Duval and S. T. English:  Advertisement for a Runaway Slave from John Dixon\u2019s Iron Works in Perry County, Tennessee from November, 1837.<\/em>, November 23, 1837. Nashville Union. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Perry_County_Tennessee_Runaway_Slave.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messenger, The Wilmington. English:  Wilmington Messenger, Call to White Men.<\/em>, November 9, 1898. The Wilmington Messenger. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Attention_White_Men.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mw-parser-output .commons-creator-table{background-color:#f0f0ff;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:95%;text-align:start;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .commons-creator-table>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .commons-creator-table>tbody>tr>th{background-color:var. English:  Alexander Hamilton Stephens Caricature<\/em>, 1882. https:\/\/www.si.edu\/object\/alexander-hamilton-stephens:npg_NPG.84.105. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Alexander_Hamilton_Stephens_Caricature.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stoddard, Lothrop. English:  Title Page to The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy<\/em>, 1920. https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/risingtideofcolo00stoduoft#page\/195\/mode\/thumb. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Title_Page_to_The_Rising_Tide_of_Color_Against_White_World-Supremacy.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torrey, Jesse. English:  Engraving from Jesse Torrey\u2019s A Portraiture of Domestic Slavery (1817)<\/em>, 1817. https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/portraitureofdom1817torr\/page\/n5\/mode\/1up. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Engraving_from_Jesse_Torrey%27s_A_portraiture_of_domestic_slavery_(1817)_01.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unknown. English:  Newspaper Ad Placed in the Southern Shield, a Newspaper in Arkansas, on 30 November 1850. The Ad Describes a 15 or 16 Year Old Girl That Is Being Sold for \u201cCash\u201d on 1 January 1851; She Is Described as \u201cSmart and Intelligent\u201d.<\/em>, November 30, 1850. The Southern Shield of Arkansas, 30 November 1850. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slave_sale_ad,_1850.png<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wedgwood, Josiah. English:  The Official Medallion of the British Anti-Slavery Society<\/em>, 1795. British Abolition Movement. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Official_medallion_of_the_British_Anti-Slavery_Society_(1795).jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weygant. Portrait of Thomas R. R. Cobb in Military Uniform. Cobb Was Co-Founder and Professor of the Lumpkin Law School, Later Becoming the University of Georgia School of Law. University of Georgia School of Law Library; On Loan to the T. R. R. Cobb House. Catalog of American Portraits of the National Portrait Gallery<\/em>, 1860sdate QS:P,+ – -00T00:00:00Z\/8 1860. http:\/\/digitalcommons.law.uga.edu\/portrait\/53\/. https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Portrait_of_Thomas_R._R._Cobb_in_military_uniform.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSlavery as a Cause of the Civil War – Lincoln Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service).\u201d National Park Service<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/liho\/learn\/historyculture\/slavery-cause-civil-war.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Somerset v Stewart Case.\u201d English Heritage<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/visit\/places\/kenwood\/history-stories-kenwood\/somerset-case\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Strange and Dangerous Right-Wing Freakout Over Ancient Apocalypse.\u201d The New Republic<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169282\/right-wing-graham-hancock-netflix-atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biser, Margaret. \u201cI Used to Lead Tours at a Plantation. You Won\u2019t Believe the Questions I Got about Slavery.\u201d Vox<\/em>, 29 June 2015. https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/6\/29\/8847385\/what-i-learned-from-leading-tours-about-slavery-at-a-plantation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown, Richard D. \u201cWhite Supremacy and Privilege: Legacies of Slavery.\u201d Yale University Press<\/em>, 22 November 2019. https:\/\/yalebooks.yale.edu\/2019\/11\/22\/white-supremacy-and-privilege-legacies-of-slavery\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReconstructing White Supremacy.\u201d National Museum of African American History & Culture<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/www.searchablemuseum.com\/reconstructing-white-supremacy\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSlavery as a Cause of the Civil War – Lincoln Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service).\u201d National Park Service<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/liho\/learn\/historyculture\/slavery-cause-civil-war.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Deep South | The Transatlantic Slave Trade.\u201d Equal Justice Initiative Reports<\/em>, 2022. https:\/\/eji.org\/report\/transatlantic-slave-trade\/deep-south\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Somerset v Stewart Case.\u201d English Heritage<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/visit\/places\/kenwood\/history-stories-kenwood\/somerset-case\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Strange and Dangerous Right-Wing Freakout Over Ancient Apocalypse.\u201d The New Republic<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169282\/right-wing-graham-hancock-netflix-atlantis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnit Eight: Planters, Poor Whites, and White Supremacy \u00b7 After Slavery: Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Emancipation Carolinas \u00b7 Lowcountry Digital History Initiative.\u201d Lowcountry Digital History Initiative<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/ldhi.library.cofc.edu\/exhibits\/show\/after_slavery\/unit_eight_as<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhite Southern Responses to Black Emancipation | American Experience | PBS.\u201d PBS<\/em>, n.d. https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/reconstruction-white-southern-responses-black-emancipation\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This interview with law professor and public historian Evan Gelobter, owner of the YouTube channel Southern Slavery Uncovered, explains how the antebellum South was a slavocracy based on legalized white supremacy. The Southern states were not simply states with slavery, they were slave societies which justified their existence specifically through legalized white supremacy. Media credits … <\/p>\n

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