1957
DOI: 10.2307/2954857
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“…According to Ruffin, Fisher was an authority on all that had occurred in the swamp, since he 'was then [in 1806], as he still is, and has continued to be, a shingle-getter in the swamp'. 59 It is conceivable that Ruffin, an unabashed champion of proslavery ideology by the 1850s, had been led by his boatmen to a Dismal Swamp maroon for a history lesson. In any case, it is significant that shingle-getters such as Fisher had easy access to traffic through the swamp and to random visitors to the Land Company's concessions.…”
Section: Slavery and Abolition 451mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…According to Ruffin, Fisher was an authority on all that had occurred in the swamp, since he 'was then [in 1806], as he still is, and has continued to be, a shingle-getter in the swamp'. 59 It is conceivable that Ruffin, an unabashed champion of proslavery ideology by the 1850s, had been led by his boatmen to a Dismal Swamp maroon for a history lesson. In any case, it is significant that shingle-getters such as Fisher had easy access to traffic through the swamp and to random visitors to the Land Company's concessions.…”
Section: Slavery and Abolition 451mentioning
confidence: 98%