{"product_id":"enslavement-in-memphis-9781467150149","title":"Enslavement in Memphis","description":"During the first forty-five years of the city's existence, slavery dominated the cultural and economic life of Memphis. The lives of enslaved people reveal the brutality, and their perseverance contributed greatly to the city's growth. Henry Davidson played a crucial role in the development of the city's first Methodist church and worship services for slaves. Mary Herndon was purchased by Nathan Bedford Forrest and sold to Louis Fortner, for whom she was put to work in the field, where she chopped cotton, plowed it and did everything any other slave done. Thomas Bland secretly learned to read and write from a skilled slave and later used that knowledge to escape to Canada. Author G. Wayne Dowdy uncovers the forgotten people who built Memphis and the American South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467150149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"G. Wayne Dowdy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40423514374325,"sku":"9781467150149","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_329d4e38-2506-43e3-82ad-cc251eaf8ab9.jpg?v=1625577420","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/enslavement-in-memphis-9781467150149","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}