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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bouton, Christopher H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
Series:New studies in Southern history.
Subjects:
Slavery > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Interpersonal confrontation > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Violence > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Contextualizing Confrontations
  • Paternalism & Physical Confrontations
  • Masculinity & Physical Confrontations
  • Resistance to Sexual Exploitation
  • Enslaved Women's Violence and the Household
  • Protecting White Supremacy
  • Epilogue: What Violence Meant to the Enslaved.