Today we chat with Dr. Keri Leigh Merritt about the topic of her new book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017).   Dr. Merritt is on Twitter as @KeriLeighMerrit and her professional website is <a href= "https://kerileighmerritt.com">https://kerileighmerritt.com</a>.   You can join the discussion on the subreddit <a href= "https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/88lrpz/askhistorians_podcast_108_poor_whites_in_the/"> here</a>.

Today we chat with Dr. Keri Leigh Merritt about the topic of her new book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Merritt is on Twitter as @KeriLeighMerrit and her professional website is https://kerileighmerritt.com. You can join the discussion on the subreddit here.

Today we chat with Dr. Keri Leigh Merritt about the topic of her new book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017). &nbsp; Dr. Merritt is on Twitter as&nbsp;@KeriLeighMerrit and her professional website is&nbsp;<a href="https://kerileighmerritt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://kerileighmerritt.com</a>. &nbsp; You can join the discussion on the subreddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/88lrpz/askhistorians_podcast_108_poor_whites_in_the/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> here</a>.

AskHistorians Podcast 108 - Poor Whites in the Antebellum American South

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