Enslaved Women and the Art of Resistance in Antebellum America

Enslaved Women and the Art of Resistance in Antebellum America
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780230100664
ISBN-13 : 023010066X
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Book Synopsis Enslaved Women and the Art of Resistance in Antebellum America by : R. Harrison

Download or read book Enslaved Women and the Art of Resistance in Antebellum America written by R. Harrison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on mid-seventeenth to nineteenth-century slave narratives to describe oppression in the lives of enslaved African women. Investigates pre-colonial West and West Central African women's lives prior to European arrival to recover the cultural traditions and religious practices that helped enslaved women combat violence and oppression.


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