Relationships between Masters and Slaves
Relationships between Masters and Slaves
Relationships between Masters and Slaves: An Overview...127
Lawrence T. McDonnell
The Master...129
Johnnie M. Maberry-Gilbert
The Mistress...131
Nelson Rhodes
The Master's Family...132
Johnnie M. Maberry-Gilbert
Black Slave Owners...134
Fay A. Yarbrough
Native Americans and Slavery...134
Troy D. Smith
Sexual Exploitation and Miscegenation...138
Christina Adkins
Overseers and Drivers...141
Amy Crowson
Poor Whites...143
Jeff Forret
Free Blacks...146
Jocelyn M. Cuffee
More From encyclopedia.com
Slavery , Slavery
Slavery is the unconditional servitude of one individual to another. A slave is usually acquired by purchase and legally described as chattel… Rites Of Passage , Life changes and transitions are normally marked by ceremonies and rituals, or rites of passage. Dennis O'Neil referred to these transitions as "life… Slave Codes , The white male political and social power structure in the American colonies and slaveholding states needed an effective way to regulate and control… Breeding , Reproduction for slaves was not a practice marked by love or marriage but rather a function of their status as property. Their reproductive rights be… Slave , Skip to main content
Slave
slave / slāv/ • n. chiefly hist. a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. ∎ a person who… John Woolman , Woolman, John
Woolman, John
Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes
Reprinted in Early American Writing
Published in 1994
Edited by Giles Gunn…
About this article
Relationships between Masters and Slaves
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Relationships between Masters and Slaves