ARTICLES
This link opens in a new windowIn Secondary Literature, historians now use "enslaved" instead of slave to reflect the humanity of the individuals held in bondage. Older studies will, however, still use "slave" as a term
For this reason, we use enslaved or enslavement or slaves as search terms.
For your skilled trade, we'll try coachman OR coachmen OR "coach driver" OR "coach drivers"
Example Search:
(enslaved OR enslavement OR slave*)
and
coachman OR coachmen OR "coach driver" OR "coach drivers"
Books
Using the main library catalog, we'll try a similar search. Limiting to books and ebooks, let's try
(enslaved OR enslavement OR slave*)
and
(Coachman OR coachmen OR "coach driver" OR "coach drivers" OR "horse driver")
Example Search:
NOTE that many of the book titles don't immediately look related to your topic. BUT when you look inside, you'll find chapters and sections about your topic.
Your topic is not the topic of full books, however it is mentioned in books about other topics. For example, it is covered in a section of CHARLESTON HORSE POWER: EQUINE CULTURE IN THE PALMETTO CITY.
I've ordered a copy for the library, but for now you'll need to access it via InterLibrary Loan (ILL)
Another example:
The book I can't wait to call you my wife : African American letters of love and family in the Civil War era doesn't appear related to our topic, but it does have discussions of enslaved coachmen on page 37.
Using primary source collections in our Civil War Era Databases and slavery databases, try basic searches like: "negro coachman" OR "slave coachman" OR "Enslaved coachman" OR "negro coach driver" OR "slave coach driver" OR "Enslaved coach driver"