PDF Slavery in the History of Black Muslim Africa by Allan G. B. Fisher; Humphrey J. Fisher in History

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There have always been mail-order brides in America—but we haven’t always thought about them in the same ways. In Buying a Bride; Marcia A. Zug starts with the so-called “Tobacco Wives” of the Jamestown colony and moves all the way forward to today’s modern same-sex mail-order grooms to explore the advantages and disadvantages of mail-order marriage. It’s a history of deception; physical abuse; and failed unions. It’s also the story of how mail-order marriage can offer women surprising and empowering opportunities.