138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
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Elderly slaves contributed substantially to the creation and perpetuation of the unique African American culture and antebellum plantation society in the South. Interwoven with this major argument are two subthemes. One centers on the fact that by the late antebellum period elderly slaves were some of the chief transmitters of Africanism; the other focuses on how gender based distinctions of the... Read more
Chapter I Beliefs About the Aged; Chapter II The Elderly Male Slaves and the Slave Community; Chapter III The Old Butlers, Companions, and Drivers; Chapter IV Elderly Slaves: Social, Economic, and Health Concerns; Chapter V Nearer to Thee: Old Women in the Quarters; Chapter VI Varying Degrees: Old Slave Women and Owners; conclusion Conclusion;
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Stacey K. Close
