They were her property : white women as slave owners in the American South / by Jones-Rogers, Stephanie E.

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They were her property : white women as slave owners in the American South / by Jones-Rogers, Stephanie E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Mistresses of the market -- Mistresses in the making -- "I belong to de mistis" -- "Missus done her own bossing" -- "She thought she could find a better market" -- "Wet nurse for sale or hire" -- "That 'oman took delight in sellin' slaves" -- "Her slaves have been liberated and lost to her" -- "A most unprecedented robbery" -- Epilogue: Lost kindred, lost cause.…”
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