The Differences Slavery Made: A Close Analysis of Two American Communities

Property Holding of Heads of Household

In both counties propertyless heads of households made up only a small percentage of the population. In both Augusta and Franklin nearly half of the households did not own any land.

Augusta Franklin
Heads of Household with real estate wealth 2019 54.9% 4186 55.7%
Heads of Household with no real estate wealth 1659 45.1% 3324 44.3%
Heads of Household with personal property 3240 88.1% 7224 96.2%
Heads of Household with no personal property 438 11.9% 286 3.8%



Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Property Holding of Heads of Household
2001.

Points of Analysis to this Data:

"In Augusta, almost every group of white people owned property and homes worth more than their counterparts in Franklin, most of it tied inextricably to slavery."


Citation: Key = E142
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