The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America by Jenifer L. Barclay

The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America

Jenifer L. Barclay

264 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Exploring the disability history of slavery Time and again, antebellum Americans justified slavery and white supremacy by linking blackness to disability, defectiveness, and dependency. Jenifer L. Barclay examines the ubiquitous narratives that de...

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