Enslaved Women and the Art of Resistance in Antebellum America
Author | : R. Harrison |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2009-09-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230100664 |
ISBN-13 | : 023010066X |
Rating | : 4/5 (66X Downloads) |
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 295 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.