Roll, Jordan, roll
the world the slaves made
by Eugene D. Genovese and Eugene D. Genovese
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A profound, learned and detailed analysis of Negro slavery. It covers an incredible range of topics and offers fresh insights on nearly every page ... the author's great gift is his ability to penetrate the minds of bothslaves and masters, revealing not only how they viewed themselves and each other, but also how they contradictory perceptions interacted.
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Slavery, United States, Condition of slaves, Conditions sociales, Esclaves, Sklaverei, Condition des esclaves, Geschichte, Esclavage, Slaves, united states, social conditions, African Americans, History, Enslaved persons, united states, social conditions, Christianity and culture -- United States, Social aspects of Christianity, Paternalism, Religious aspects of SlaveryPeople
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963), Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), Gabriel Prosser (ca. 1775-1800), Nat Turner (1800?-1831)Places
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Roll, Jordan, roll: the world the slaves made
1976, Vintage Books
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Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made
1975, Andre Deutsch
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Roll, Jordan, roll: the world the slaves made
1974, Pantheon Books
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This landmark history of slavery in the South -- a winner of the Bancroft Prize -- challenged conventional views of slaves by illuminating the many forms of resistance to dehumanization that developed in slave society. Rather than emphasizing the cruelty and degradation of slavery, historian Eugene Genovese investigates the ways that slaves forced their owners to acknowledge their humanity through culture, music, and religion. Not merely passive victims, the slaves in this account actively engaged with the paternalism of slaveholding culture in ways that supported their self-respect and aspirations for freedom. Roll, Jordan, Roll covers a vast range of subjects, from slave weddings and funerals, to the language, food, clothing, and labor of slaves, and places particular emphasis on religion as both a major battleground for psychological control and a paradoxical source of spiritual strength. Displaying keen insight into the minds of both slaves and slaveholders, Roll, Jordan, Roll is a testament to the power of the human spirit under conditions of extreme oppression. - Publisher.
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