Black Life on the Mississippi

Slaves, Free Blacks, and the Western Steamboat World

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by Thomas C. Buchanan

University of North Carolina Press

Due/Published November 2004, 264 pages, cloth

ISBN 0807829099

The untold story of the experiences of slaves and free blacks who lived and worked on and near the Mississippi River during the 19th century, this book sheds new light on the ways African Americans resisted slavery and developed a vibrant culture and economy. The creative efforts of black steamboat workers to link riverside communities in the North and South facilitated family connections, slave escapes, and the transfer of stolen goods.