Setting slavery's limits : physical confrontations in antebellum Virginia, 1801-1860 /
This study examines how slaves in antebellum Virginia, through physical confrontations with whites, fought to reassert some measure of control over their day-to-day lives. The author analyzes how while this violence came at a high cost, it also ensured the preservation of their humanity and set limi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2020]
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| Series: | New studies in Southern history.
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| Summary: | This study examines how slaves in antebellum Virginia, through physical confrontations with whites, fought to reassert some measure of control over their day-to-day lives. The author analyzes how while this violence came at a high cost, it also ensured the preservation of their humanity and set limits on their enslavement. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 179 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-171) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498579452 1498579450 |