{"product_id":"the-slave-deeds-of-asheboro-nc-volume-i","title":"The Slave Deeds of Asheboro, NC: Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Slave Deeds of Asheboro, NC: Volume I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, historian Justin Goldston offers the first in-depth, illustrated edition of Randolph County’s earliest slave-sale records. This volume begins with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDocument I – the sale of the slave “Reubin”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Book 29, p. 111; July 14, 1849), in which estate administrators sell a young boy named Reubin to Sarah Craven. Goldston presents high-resolution facsimiles of the original 1849 deed, a diplomatic transcription, and an annotated modern-English translation that decodes the legal formalities—from “highest bidder” procedures to the administrators’ title warranty—that turned human lives into property.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis foundational volume lays the groundwork for a multi-part series that will reveal the personal names, ages, family connections, and legal instruments—bills of sale, gift deeds, manumissions—documenting the lived experience of enslavement in the Piedmont. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Slave Deeds of Asheboro, NC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is indispensable for scholars of legal and social history, genealogists tracing African-American lineages, and any reader determined to confront and understand the enduring legacy of slavery in small-town America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis project would not have been possible without the pioneering archive at SlaveDeeds.org, created by Wil Braswell with support from the Randolph County\/Asheboro NAACP and its President, Clyde Foust; Chuck Egerton; Ty Breuilly; and Jane Braswell. Their dedication to preserving and sharing these vital records has opened a new window on our collective past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SydTek University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45016993366086,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/4337\/0310\/files\/C51963E1-D022-4F2E-83AB-376F64F50D6D.jpg?v=1778287482","url":"https:\/\/sydtekscholars.com\/products\/the-slave-deeds-of-asheboro-nc-volume-i","provider":"SydTek University","version":"1.0","type":"link"}