1. Reassessing the Past - Gender and Slavery
... substantiating European conceptions of African inferiority to further legitimize African subjugation. The first comprehensive book to be written about enslaved African American women is titled Ar'n't I a Woman by Deborah White. In it White discusses the dual prejudice of racism and sexism that black women of the antebellum period were burdened with. Since women were distinctively valued by slaveholders ... and, importantly, style." In addition, Bondswomen partook in highly improvised dance and musical performances. In Edward Baptist's book The Half Has Never Been Told, he describes the f...
- Word Count: 1150
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate