Wilma King sheds light on a long-overlooked aspect of slavery in the United States - the wretched lives of the millions of young people enslaved in the nineteenth-century South. A substantial body of scholarship examines the history of U.S. slavery; but it has not focused on these children and their place in enslaved families and the slave community. Wilma King argues that childhood was stolen from these youngsters - they were forced into the workplace at an early age; subjected to arbitrary plantation authority and punishment; and were separated from family. For this exhaustive study; King draws on a wide range of sources; including government records and many unpublished archival materials. This volume tells the story of these children and youth; adding their experience to the history of slavery in the United States.
#3340726 in Books David L Ransel 2005-04-15 2005-04-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .87 x 6.12l; 1.13 #File Name: 0253218209328 pagesVillage Mothers Three Generations of Change in Russia and Tataria
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A book that reflects the true nature of RussiaBy Jens StoltenbergMost people outside Russia perceive it as a Slavic; Christian nation. That is a wrong way of looking at it. Russia is a symbiosis of Slavic/Christian and Turkic/Muslim elements. David L. Ransel's fascinating book reflects this dual nature of Russia and gives an insight into its complex inner soul. A wealth of details and astute observations make this book a pleasure to read.Most recent books about Russia concentrate on its urban aspects or on its general political or economic aspects. Unlike them; Village Mothers presents a picture of its rural life. Russia has been a largely rural; agricultural country for many centuries. Its industrialization started only a few decade ago. That's why it is important to understand the village life in Russia. David Ransel's book helps to do just that.
