1st Ed A World in Shadow: Free Black in Antebellum SC 1973 Wikramanayake HC Good

University of South Carolina Press, 1973. First edition hardcover with dust jacket of A World in Shadow: The Free Black in Antebellum South Carolina by Marina Wikramanayake.

Explores the complex existence of free Black people in Antebellum South Carolina. Wikramanayake highlights their efforts to build community, accumulate property, and maintain kinship ties despite the racism and legal frameworks designed to limit their autonomy.

Good condition. Solid book with shelf wear.