They Were Her Property
White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
The book challenges the conventional narrative that men were the primary slave owners by examining the role of white women in the American South as proprietors and economic stakeholders in the institution of slavery. It draws on a wealth of historical documents to reveal how these women actively participated in and benefited from the slave economy, exerting significant power and influence within the plantation system.
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