W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2009 Agrarian Reform and the Slave System: A Case Study of James Galt's Point of Fork Plantation, 1835-1865 Stephen John Legawiec College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the African American Studies Commons, African History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Legawiec, Stephen John, "Agrarian Reform and the Slave System: A Case Study of James Galt's Point of Fork Plantation, 1835-1865" (2009). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626595. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-b889-ef30 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Agrarian Reform and the Slave System: A Case Study of James Galt's Point of Fork Plantation, 1835-1865 Stephen John Legawiec Rochester, New York Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 2006 A Thesis presented to the Graduate Faculty of the College of William and Mary in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Arts Lyon G. Tyler Department of History The College of William and Mary May, 2009 APPROVAL PAGE This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Mastej? of Arts Stephen John Legawiec Approved by the Committee, March, 2009 Committee Chair 1 Professor Melvin P.