More Than Chattel

<p>. . . a much-needed volume on a neglected topic that is of great interest to scholars of women slavery and African American history. --Drew Faust<br /><br />Gender was a decisive force in shaping slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women who were exploited both in reproductive as well as productive capacities. The women did not figure prominently in revolts because they engaged in less confrontational resistance emphasizing creative struggle to survive dehumanization and abuse.<br /><br />The contributors are Hilary Beckles Barbara Bush Cheryl Ann Cody David Barry Gaspar David P. Geggus Virginia Meacham Gould Mary Karasch Wilma King Bernard Moitt Celia E. Naylor-Ojurongbe Robert A. Olwell Claire Robertson Robert W. Slenes Susan M. Socolow Richard H. Steckel and Brenda E. Stevenson.</p>