Slavery Python Library
From the CORGIS Dataset Project
By Ryan Whitcomb rwhit94@vt.edu
Version 2.0.0, created 5-17-16
Tags: slavery, slave, slaves, buyer, seller, origin, history, economics
Overview
This dataset has financial records of New Orleans slave sales, 1856-1861. There are almost 16,000 sales recorded in this dataset.
<Calomiris, Charles W., and Jonathan Pritchett. 2016. “Betting on Secession: Quantifying Political Events Surrounding Slavery and the Civil War.” American Economic Review, 106(1): 1-23.>
Explore Structure
Each row represents $MISSING_FIELD.
| Index | Type | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | dict | { } |
| 1 | dict | (same structure) |
| 2 | dict | (same structure) |
| ... | ... | ... |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"Buyer" |
dict | { } | |
"Seller" |
dict | { } | |
"Slave" |
dict | { } | |
"Transaction" |
dict | { } |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"County of Origin" |
str |
"Unknown"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Full Name" |
str |
"Maria Hopson"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Origin" |
str |
"Unknown, Unknown"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"State of Origin" |
str |
"Unknown"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"County of Origin" |
str |
"Unknown"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Full Name" |
str |
"Benjamin Screws"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Origin" |
str |
"Unknown, AL"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"State of Origin" |
str |
"AL"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"Age" |
float |
40.0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Gender" |
str |
"M"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Name" |
str |
"Shadrack"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Skin Color" |
str |
"Unknown"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"Date" |
str |
"10/6/1856"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Number of Adult Slaves" |
int |
1
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Number of Child Slaves" |
int |
0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Number of Total Slaves Purchased" |
int |
1
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Sale Details" |
dict | { } |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"Discount Rate" |
float |
0.00602698
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Payment Method" |
str |
"Cash"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Predicted Interest Rate" |
float |
0.07477
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Price" |
float |
650.0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"Prices Listed" |
int |
1
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
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Usage
import slavery
transaction_record = slavery.get_transaction_record()
Documentation
- get_transaction_record()
- Returns a list of dictionaries representing transaction record.