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Author:

Barclay, Jenifer L., author.

Title:

The mark of slavery : disability, race, and gender in antebellum America / Jenifer L. Barclay.

Publisher:

University of Illinois Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiv, 222 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Slaves--History--United States--History--19th century.
African Americans with disabilities--History--19th century.
People with disabilities--History--United States--History--19th century.
People with disabilities--United States--History--History--19th century.
Slaves--United States--Social conditions--19th century.
United States--History--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index.

Contents:

Disability, Embodiment, and Slavery in the Old South -- Reimagined Communities: Disability and the Making of Slave Families, Communities, and Culture -- A Dose of Law: The Dialogics of Race and Disability in Southern Slave Law and Medicine -- "Cannibals All!" The Politics of Slavery, Ableism, and White Supremacy -- One Hell of a Metaphor: Disability and Race on the Antebellum Stage.

Summary:

"Time and again, antebellum Americans justified slavery and white supremacy by linking blackness to disability, defectiveness, and dependency. Jenifer L. Barclay examines the ubiquitous narratives that depicted black people with disabilities as pitiable, monstrous, or comical, narratives used not only to defend slavery but argue against it. As she shows, this relationship between ableism and racism impacted racial identities during the antebellum period and played an overlooked role in shaping American history afterward. Barclay also illuminates the everyday lives of the ten percent of enslaved people who lived with disabilities. Devalued by slaveholders as unsound and therefore worthless, these individuals nonetheless carved out an unusual autonomy. Their roles as caregivers, healers, and keepers of memory made them esteemed within their own communities and celebrated figures in song and folklore. Prescient in its analysis and rich in detail, 'The Mark of Slavery' is a powerful addition to the intertwined histories of disability, slavery, and race"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Disability histories

ISBN:

0252085701
9780252085703
0252043723
9780252043727

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1195819509

LCCN:

2020038245

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)