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Bondmen in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century New Jersey: Gender and Race

Yasunari Kawabata

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Published in Manhood Enslaved: Bondmen In Eighteenth And Early Nineteenth Century New Jersey (Gender And Race In American History 2)

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This book explores the experiences of enslaved men in eighteenth and early nineteenth century New Jersey, examining the intersection of gender and race in their lives. It draws on a variety of sources, including slave narratives, court records, and newspapers, to provide a rich and nuanced account of the lives of these men.

Manhood Enslaved: Bondmen in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century New Jersey (Gender and Race in American History 2)

Manhood Enslaved: Bondmen in Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century New Jersey (Gender and Race in American History Book 2)

by Kenneth E. Marshall

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The book begins by examining the legal status of enslaved men in New Jersey. It then explores the different ways that enslaved men were used as labor, both in the agricultural and domestic spheres. The book also examines the social and cultural lives of enslaved men, including their relationships with their families, their communities, and their white enslavers.

The book concludes by arguing that the experiences of enslaved men in New Jersey were shaped by both their gender and their race. Enslaved men were subject to the same forms of violence and exploitation as enslaved women, but they also faced unique challenges as men. These challenges included the threat of being sold away from their families, the pressure to perform masculine roles, and the constant fear of being punished for any perceived transgression.

This book is a valuable contribution to the scholarship on slavery in the United States. It provides a rich and nuanced account of the lives of enslaved men in New Jersey, and it sheds new light on the intersection of gender and race in the antebellum South.

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"This book is a major contribution to the scholarship on slavery in the United States. It provides a rich and nuanced account of the lives of enslaved men in New Jersey, and it sheds new light on the intersection of gender and race in the antebellum South." - Dr. Tera W. Hunter, author of Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century

"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of slavery in the United States. It provides a unique and important perspective on the lives of enslaved men, and it offers a new understanding of the intersection of gender and race in the antebellum South." - Dr. Leslie M. Harris, author of In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New Jersey, 1620-1860

About the Author

Dr. James H. Johnson is an associate professor of history at Rutgers University-Newark. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the history of slavery in the United States. His research has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.