Slave Trials in Anderson and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina, 1818-1861 (ICPSR 8674)
Version Date: Sep 18, 2007 View help for published
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Michael S. Hindus
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08674.v1
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This dataset is part of a larger data collection effort conducted by the principal investigator to study crime, justice, and penal reform in Massachusetts and South Carolina from 1760 to 1880. Data are presented in this file on over 600 slave trials in two counties of ante-bellum South Carolina from 1818 to 1861. Included are variables documenting the accused crime, verdict, punishment, and item stolen (if applicable), as well as the defendant's name, sex, status, owner, and date of the trial.
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Male and female slaves tried for accused crimes in Spartanburg and Anderson counties, South Carolina.
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public records of the Courts of Magistrates and Freeholders from Anderson and Spartanburg counties, South Carolina
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1989-03-03
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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
- Hindus, Michael S. Slave Trials in Anderson and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina, 1818-1861. ICPSR08674-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-09-18. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08674.v1
2007-09-18 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.