I want to educate myself of the historiography of slavery in the Southern United States. So far on my list of authors are U. B. Phillips, Eugene Genovese, and Alan Taylor. Who else has contributed significantly to the field?
Why don't you check the list of resources? (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/books/americas#wiki_antebellum_slavery)
During the Depression, the Writer's Group looked for find any existing slaves and their descendants. These are slave narratives, first person account. Please see