The punished self : surviving slavery in the colonial South /

The punished self : surviving slavery in the colonial South / Alex Bontemps.

"The Punished Self describes enslavement in the American South during the eighteenth century as a systematic assault on blacks' sense of self. Alex Bontemps explores slavery's effects on the captives' framework of self-awareness and understanding. Whites wanted blacks to act out...

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Main Author: Bontemps, Alex, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Enslaved persons > Southern States > Psychology.
Enslaved persons > Southern States > Social conditions > 18th century.
Enslaved persons > Southern States > Social conditions > 18th century > Sources.
Slavery > Southern States > Psychological aspects.
Identity (Psychology) > Southern States > History > 18th century.
Self-preservation > Southern States > History > 18th century.
African Americans > Southern States > Social conditions > 18th century.
Southern States > Race relations > Psychological aspects.
Southern States > Race relations > Sources.
Southern States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

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Call Number: E443 .B66 2001
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