{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDowdy, G. Wayne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - G. Wayne Dowdy is the senior manager of the Memphis Public Libraries history department. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas. Dowdy is a contributing writer for the \u003ci\u003eBest Times\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eStoryboard Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Restaurants of Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn This Day in Memphis History\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Tennessee Historical Commission.","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929770856722,"sku":"9781467150149","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0bf20c0b-0c9f-46ed-99a4-cf1fdc21ee30.jpg?v=1747214465","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/enslavement-in-memphis-9781467150149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}