Gibb, I'm in over my head on this one. I really don't have the historical background on slavery. My thinking was influenced by the Berger reference:

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZC4diHs-RWMC&pg=PA43&dq=%22Blow+Boys+Blow%22&lr=&cd=149#v=onepage&q=%22Blow%20Boys%20Blow%22&f=

Scroll back up a page. There is too much that I don't know and the time frames keep slipping around on me a bit too much. I really appreciate all of the "course corrections" I've been getting here from everybody.