An edition of "Swing the sickle for the harvest is ripe"
(2007)
"Swing the sickle for the harvest is ripe"
gender and slavery in antebellum Georgia
1st ill. pbk.
by Daina Ramey Berry
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Race relations, Community life, Slavery, Women slaves, Sex role, Slaves, Social conditions, Economic aspects, History, Slaves, united states, social conditions, Slavery, united states, history, United states, race relations, Women, social conditions, Slavery, united states, Georgia, race relations| Edition | Availability |
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"Swing the sickle for the harvest is ripe": gender and slavery in antebellum Georgia
2010, University of Illinois Press
in English
- 1st ill. pbk.
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"Swing the sickle for the harvest is ripe": gender and slavery in antebellum Georgia
2007, University of Illinois Press
in English
0252031466 9780252031465
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Table of Contents
"I had to work hard, plow, and go and split wood jus' like a man" : skill, gender, and productivity in agricultural settings
"Dey s'lected me out to be a housegirl" : the privileges and pain of nonagricultural labor
"There sho' was a sight of us" : enslaved family and community rituals
"O, I never has forgot dat last dinner wit my folks" : enslaved family and community realities
"For the current year" : the informal economy and slave hiring
Epilogue : the aftermath of slavery.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.
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