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Together the stories of the slave holders and the enslaved. Histories of enslaved people, advertisements, sales records, legal documents, Court Records and more. Two weeks ago here at the national a archives we displayed the d. C. Emancipation act, which ended slavery in the district of columbia in 1862. Ringgold claim iing harry goodm, a gift from her sister, was worth 50. They were her property received a number of reviews, stunning new book. The New York Times said it is a taught and coached and corrected that examine house historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. And in the Washington Post elizabeth barren writes jonesrogers has provided an insight into slavery. Stephanie jonesrogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california, berkeley, where she spec ....
Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. These are just three examples of some of the newspaper advertisements that i collected as part of the research for this book, which reflect a number of things. One, that white mothers were creating such a demand for enslaved mothers services and labor as wet nurses that they were not only putting these ads, placing these ads in southern newspapers, but that also, what you dont see in these, but in others, what also becomes clear is that white women were also some of the individuals who were supplying these white mothers with the enslaved mothers and wet nurses that they wanted, that they were seeking. Here, these three are examples of enslaved wet nurses seeking enslaved wet nurses either to purchase or to hire. And what i found also is that there was a really important intersection and connection between the market in enslaved wet nurses and the slave market proper. So, most of the men and individuals who were offering enslaved women for sale ....
Gift from her sister, was worth 1,500, they were her property has received a number of highlily favorable reviews. Its called a stunning new book. Paris of the New York Times says its a cogent corrective that examines how historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. In the Washington Post elizabeth bar ren writes jonesrogers has an one that sets a new standard for scholarship on the subject. Stephanie jonesrogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california berkeley, specializing in africanAmerican History, gender history. They were her property won a learner scott prize for the best doctoral dissertation in u. S. Womens history in 2013. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome stephanie jonesrogers. [ applause ] hnch. Thank you so much that are that invitation, ....