At the peak in 1860 there were 3.9 million slaves in the south.
It is estimated that about 2,000 fleeing slaves passed through Ohio a year between 1830 and 1860. The Pennsylvania Vigilance Committee claimed that it helped a total of 9,000 slaves flee from the south from 1830 to 1860.
There were around 3,950,000 slaves in Georgia in 1860.
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At the peak in 1860 there were 3.9 million slaves in the south.
About 2 million were in the south. Which was 20% of the whole population.
It is estimated that about 2,000 fleeing slaves passed through Ohio a year between 1830 and 1860. The Pennsylvania Vigilance Committee claimed that it helped a total of 9,000 slaves flee from the south from 1830 to 1860.
There were around 3,950,000 slaves in Georgia in 1860.
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1860 slave population upper south region Virginia 490,000 North Carolina 331,000 Maryland 89,000
William Ellison, a Black slaveholder in South Carolina, had 63 slaves in 1860 according to the census records. He was one of the wealthiest Black planters in the South during that time.
Industrialization in the South.
1860 slave population upper south region Virginia 490,000 North Carolina 331,000 Maryland 89,000
462,198 slaves lived in GA according to the official US census of 1860.
Approximitely 3,500.