Richmond was not only the capital of Virginia and of the Confederacy; it was also one of the most industrialized cities south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Boasting ironworks; tobacco-processing plants; and flour mills; the city by 1860 drew half of its male workforce from the local slave population. "Rearing Wolves to Our Own Destruction" examines this unusual urban labor system from 1782 until the end of the Civil War. Richmond's urban slave system offered blacks a level of economic and emotional support not usually available to plantation slaves. "Rearing Wolves to Our Own Destruction" offers a valuable portrait of urban slavery in an individual city that raises questions about the adaptability of slavery as an institution to an urban setting and; more importantly; the ways in which slaves were able to turn urban working conditions to their own advantage.
#1118750 in Books Rutgers University Press 2005-09-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x .86 x 7.01l; 1.68 #File Name: 0813537363424 pages
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1 of 7 people found the following review helpful. BookBy Moses Nettles Jr.I Moses nettles Jr. Love the book race racism. would recommend this book to a friend classmate teammates family member and co worker1 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Race; Racism; and ScienceBy Chris M.Ordered this book for a sociology class I will be taking in the fall. I received the book in a timely manner as stated and it was in great condition. This book looks interesting and I am hopeful it will extend into the classroom.9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. How an intellectual elite robbed man of his dignityBy charlene at Dosido BookshelfThe authors have done a wonderful job of organizing an intellectual history with succinct narratives and career profiles of scholars and movements that won the Western world; in approximately two centuries; to a naturalistic view of humanity. Now liberated from superstitions that all men are created in the image of God (my inference; not the authors'); the elite now led nations into new pathways of eugenics; social Darwinism; master-race concepts; and unjust social policies chronicled by the authors. It is very useful to see the links and review the history compactly presented in this book.
