The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers was strained by planters’ insistence that farmers participate in the slave patrols. It was complicated by the strong antislavery movement among poor farmers in the 1850s. It benefited from a sense of unity bred by criticism from outsiders and racism. It led to numerous violent uprisings in the southern hill country.
The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers was strained by…
The relationship between rich southern planters and poor southern farmers was strained by planters' insistence that farmers participate in the slave patrols. It was complicated by...
