... an often-overlooked span of American history and shows the reader one of the most critical periods of American cultural development. However, Butler seems to frequently lose focus in his writing, and the connections between some of his facts and his thesis are unclear. His chapter entitled "Things Material- was a curious jumble of topics, some of which should have been placed ... in the "Economy- chapter, and others which should have been entirely eliminated. His writing style is strikingly boring and somewhat wordy, making the monograph a chore to read some of the time. Fortunately, Bu...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... least in part, to defy their masters. While slaveowners demanded total obedience from their slaves, it is easy to see that unconditional submission was never fully achieved. In more recent writing on enslaved women, there is much mention on the identity slaves forged for themselves, which was developed through various modes of resistance. In a 2002 essay titled "The Pleasures of ... , very elaborate clothing. Accustomed to wearing tattered, poor quality fabric that further relegated their status, bondswomen "went to great trouble to create and wear clothes of quality and, importantly, st...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... blacks and had slight effect on Northern life and thought. In the South however, fear that slavery was being hemmed in and threatened with destruction contributed to the defensive-aggressive style of Southern political behavior. This aggressiveness sometimes too physical form. Southern whites were more likely to carry weapons and use them against other human being than Northerners were. With all ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate