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Using slave trials from antebellum Virginia, Christopher H. Bouton
offers the first in-depth examination of physical confrontations
between slaves and whites. These extraordinary acts of violence
brought the ordinary concerns of enslaved Virginians into focus.
Enslaved men violently asserted their masculinity, sought to
protect themselves and their loved ones from punishment, and carved
out their own place within southern honor culture. Enslaved women
resisted sexual exploitation and their mistresses. By attacking
southern efforts to control their sexuality and labor, bondswomen
sought better lives for themselves and undermined white supremacy.
Physical confrontations revealed the anxieties that lay at the
heart of white antebellum Virginians and threatened the very
foundations of the slave regime itself. While physical
confrontations could not overthrow the institution of slavery, they
helped the enslaved set limits on their owners' exploitation. They
also afforded the enslaved the space necessary to create lives as
free from their owners' influence as possible. When masters and
mistresses continually intruded into the lives of their slaves,
they risked provoking a violent backlash. Setting Slavery's Limits
explores how slaves of all ages and backgrounds resisted their
oppressors and risked everything to fight back.
Using slave trials from antebellum Virginia, Christopher H. Bouton
offers the first in-depth examination of physical confrontations
between slaves and whites. These extraordinary acts of violence
brought the ordinary concerns of enslaved Virginians into focus.
Enslaved men violently asserted their masculinity, sought to
protect themselves and their loved ones from punishment, and carved
out their own place within southern honor culture. Enslaved women
resisted sexual exploitation and their mistresses. By attacking
southern efforts to control their sexuality and labor, bondswomen
sought better lives for themselves and undermined white supremacy.
Physical confrontations revealed the anxieties that lay at the
heart of white antebellum Virginians and threatened the very
foundations of the slave regime itself. While physical
confrontations could not overthrow the institution of slavery, they
helped the enslaved set limits on their owners' exploitation. They
also afforded the enslaved the space necessary to create lives as
free from their owners' influence as possible. When masters and
mistresses continually intruded into the lives of their slaves,
they risked provoking a violent backlash. Setting Slavery's Limits
explores how slaves of all ages and backgrounds resisted their
oppressors and risked everything to fight back.
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