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There were around 3,950,000 slaves in Georgia in 1860.
At the peak in 1860 there were 3.9 million slaves in the south.
There were almost 4 million;.
Industrialization in the South.
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There were around 3,950,000 slaves in Georgia in 1860.
At the peak in 1860 there were 3.9 million slaves in the south.
There were almost 4 million;.
In 1860, about 32% of Southern families owned slaves, but the total percentage of the population in the South that owned slaves was around 25%. This means that a significant portion of the Southern population did not own slaves.
Industrialization 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.
Deep South state of Florida and Georgia.
In South Carolina, the majority of the slave population was black. The state had one of the highest proportions of African slaves in the American South during the 18th and 19th centuries. By 1860, around 58% of the state's population were enslaved African Americans.
In 1860, around 25% of the Southern population owned slaves.
In 1860, around 25% of Arkansas families owned slaves.