Dust jacket notes: "'The plantation was a battlefield where slaves fought masters for physical and psychological survival. Although unlettered, unarmed, and outnumbered, slaves fought in various ways to preserve their manhood.' This impressive and original study views the institution of slavery from a new perspective - the perspective of the slaves themselves. Professor Blassingame challenges the timeworn stereotype of the slave as a passive and docile creature who lacked drive, purpose, and responsibility. He traces the development of the slave's personality traits, analyzes the patterns of resistance within the slave community, and proves conclusively that the slave had a rich cultural and family life that was deliberately kept hidden from the eyes of his white masters. Unlike the many accounts that deal with slavery from the outside, this book ventures inside the slave quarters to re-capture the slave's family life, music, religion, and folklore. Using a variety of sources, including the memoirs of former slaves, the author examines the ways that blacks became enslaved, their process of acculturation in the American South, and their deep ties to their African heritage. He shows how the slave was able to control parts of his own life while often wearing the mask of submissiveness required by the harsh realities of the plantation regime. Professor Blassingame draws upon psychological and sociological insights to reinterpret master-slave relationships. He includes the planter's viewpoint and the traveler's impression to create a dimensional portrait of plantation life that effectively separates mythology from historical reality...."
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Cultural & Ethnic Studies
- African Descent & Black
- African American Studies
- African Descent & Black
- Cultural & Ethnic Studies
- Social Sciences
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Author : John W. Blassingame
Language : English
Edition : 1st
Published :1972-10-26
Number Of Pages : 262
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0195015797
ISBN-13 : 9780195015799
Item weight : 1.15 lb
Dimensions : 0.98 in x 5.91 in x 8.74 in
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