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A testament to the power of the human spirit under conditions of extreme oppression, this landmark history of slavery in the South challenged conventional views by illuminating the many forms of resistance to dehumanization that developed in slave society. Displaying keen insight into the minds of both enslaved persons and slaveholders, historian Eugene Genovese investigates the ways that enslaved persons forced their owners to acknowledge their humanity through culture, music, and religion. He covers a vast range of subjects, from slave weddings and funerals, to language, food, clothing, and labor, and places particular emphasis on religion as both a major battleground for psychological control and a paradoxical source of spiritual strength.A winner of the Bancroft Prize.

Author

Eugene D Genovese; Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)|5MsSM

Publisher

New York: Vintage Books

Published

1976

Language

EN

ISBN

9780233967172

Subjects

History, Science, Social Science

Rating

4 / 5 (1,627 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14