Hounds for Hunting Escaped Slaves: "Negro Dogs"

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[Source: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6736/]

 

In spite of many years of reading I have never before today come across the term "Negro Dogs". I found this mention on my twitter feed via Liam Hogan (University of Limerick, here), who posted the following ad for the sale of "Negro Dogs" for "the purpose of catching Runaway Negroes".  "All who have negroes [sic] in the woods, will please give me a call".  

[Source]  "This ad was originally published in the Dadeville Banner (Alabama), and was republished in Frederick Douglass' Paper, April 8, 1859."

Notes:

See:  From Dog Law Reporter, the fascinating article  "Dogs in the Economy and Operation of the Peculiar Institution: Evidence from Slave State Case Law", here: http://doglawreporter.blogspot.com/2012/02/dogs-in-economy-and-operation-of.html

A worthwhile appraisal of the "Negro Dog" can be seen a BlackVoices, here.