1805.6
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In SC, Some Slaves Use Sundays for Ballplaying
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | African AmericansAfrican Americans |
| Location | US SouthUS South |
| City/State/Country: | Columbia, SC, United States |
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| Text | "The negroes when not hurried have this day [Sunday] for amusement & great numbers are seen about, some playing ball, some with things for sale & some dressed up going to meeting." -- Edward Hooker
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| Sources | Edward Hooker, Diaries, 1805-1830: MS 72876 and 72877, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford CT; per Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," Base Ball, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), pages 29-30. Tom [ibid, page 29] describes Hooker as a recent Yale graduate who in 1805 was a newly-arrived tutor in Columbia, SC. |
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| Comment | Tom Altherr says "this may be the first recorded evidence of slaves [see p29/30] playing ball. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | How about the evidence in 1797.5? Edit with form to add a query |
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1805.6 In SC, Some Slaves Use Sundays for Ballplaying"
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