In Unburdened by Conscience; Anthony W. Neal forcefully argues that influential historians have been unable to offer a complete account of ante-bellum-era American slavery because of their preoccupation with humanizing the slaveholders. He charges them with concealing the full horrors of slavery in order to present the slaveholders in a more positive light. By skillfully weaving together candid first-hand accounts of courageous ex-slaves; Neal then permits us to see slavery in the United States from their point of view. Former slaves talk openly about the break-up of their marital unions and families and about matters rarely examined in most American slavery history books. Those issues include the slaveholders' legally sanctioned acts of violence; their practice of slave breeding; and their rape of black women. Through this work; Neal gives a voice to black people who endured American slavery; and they present a sobering record of it that is not found in most books on the topic.
#538524 in Books Douglass Frederick 2016-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x 1.00 x 9.50l; .0 #File Name: 0760348502256 pagesLife and Times of Frederick Douglass
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