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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
2019
A searing historical study of white women’s active roles as slave owners and economic actors in the American South.
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A searing historical study of white women’s active roles as slave owners and economic actors in the American South.
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A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy. Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave-owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South's slave market. Because women typically inherited more s...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Historical accounts of sexual violence and exploitation of enslaved people
Violence & gore
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Appalling historical accounts of brutality, whipping, and cruelty under slavery
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Central thesis on white women’s active role in slavery and white supremacy
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive slavery, brutal management, sexual assault, and systemic cruelty
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