The Claims of Kinfolk: African American Property and Community in the Nineteenth-Century South
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Dylan C. Penningroth., & Dylan C. Penningroth|AUTHOR. (2004). The Claims of Kinfolk: African American Property and Community in the Nineteenth-Century South . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dylan C. Penningroth and Dylan C. Penningroth|AUTHOR. 2004. The Claims of Kinfolk: African American Property and Community in the Nineteenth-Century South. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dylan C. Penningroth and Dylan C. Penningroth|AUTHOR. The Claims of Kinfolk: African American Property and Community in the Nineteenth-Century South The University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dylan C. Penningroth, and Dylan C. Penningroth|AUTHOR. The Claims of Kinfolk: African American Property and Community in the Nineteenth-Century South The University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
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Full title | claims of kinfolk african american property and community in the nineteenth century south |
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