They Were Her Property White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
This history dismantles the myth of white women as passive observers in the antebellum South, revealing them as active participants and major beneficiaries of the slave economy. Jones-Rogers demonstrates how enslaved people constituted the primary wealth for many white women, who wielded economic power and employed brutal methods to maintain control over their human property. Essential reading for anyone seeking a more complete understanding of American slavery.
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