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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWell-written and thoroughly researched. . . . [S]hould become a standard text for African-American Studies courses that delve into the gross dehumanizing effects of American slavery. -- Robert Johnson Jr.
An impressive level of scholarship. . . . . [A] brilliant and important piece of work. -- Renée C. Neblett, director of the Kokrobitey Institute, Accra, Ghana
It is the story of why all citizens need to be aware of the potential cost of intolerance within a society based on race, age, religion, physical and mental ability, and sex. This is a book that should be read by all those interested in American history, especially by those studying 19th-century America, the South, slavery or race relations in America. * Civil War News *
Unburdened by Conscience sets the record straight by relying on narratives and journals kept by ex-slaves rather than on academic texts which never bothered to consider the African-American experience . . . .[T]he book represents a refreshing alternative to the conventional wisdom in much the same way that the late Howard Zinn painted an empathetic picture from the point-of-view of blacks, women, Native-Americans and other oppressed groups in A People's History of the United States . . . . A sobering opus belatedly shedding light on a shameful chapter of our cultural legacy. -- Kam Williams, syndicated film and book critic * Black Book News Magazine *
Unburdened by Conscience is a riveting and complete account on this dark shadow of American history. * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsPart One: Brutality and Physical Repression Chapter 1: Scholarship on the Brutality of American Slavery Chapter 2: A Monopoly of Violence in the Slaveholder's Hands Chapter 3: The Slaves' Undying Faith in God Chapter 4: The Torture of Black Women and Children Chapter 5: Public Whippings: A Terrible Part of Living Chapter 6: White Man's Law: Black Man's Grief Chapter 7: The Omnipresent Slave Patrols Part Two: Master-on-Slave Rape Chapter 8: A Reluctance to Call it Rape Chapter 9: Master-on-Slave Rape Revealed Chapter 10: The Threat of Injury or Death Chapter 11: Slave Resistance Chapter 12: Rape and Slave Breeding Chapter 13: Begetting Children for Profit Part Three: Slave Family Break-Ups Chapter 14: The Humane Home-Breaker in Slavery Historiography Chapter 15: The Importance of the Slave Family Chapter 16: The Break-Up of Marital Unions through Slave Sales Chapter 17: The Promiscuous Bondswoman: Myth or Reality? Chapter 18: The Break-Up of Slave Families Part Four: The Aftermath Chapter 19: One Hundred More Years of Racism and Cruelty Chapter 20: Epilogue
