1st Edition
Unyielding Spirits Black Women and Slavery in Early Canada and Jamaica
By Maureen G. Elgersman
Copyright 1999
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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This comparative study uncovers the differences and similarities in the experiences of Black women enslaved in colonial Canada and Jamaica, and demonstrates how differences in the exploitation of women's productive and reproductive labor caused slavery to falter in Canada and excel in the Caribbean. The research suggests that while the majority of Black women enslaved in early Canada were... Read more
Chapter One Introduction: Slavery in New France; Chapter TWO Slavery in Early Canada: Making Black Women Subject; Chapter THREE The Power Within: Black Women and Jamaican Slavery; Chapter FOUR To Be a Woman: Production, Reproduction, and Material Culture; Chapter FIVE The Spectrum of Resistance; Chapter SIX In the Space of Freedom; Chapter SEVEN Conclusion: Race and Gender Considerations;
Biography
Maureen G. Elgersman
