The Overseers of Early American Slavery: Supervisors, Enslaved Labourers, and the Plantation Enterprise
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DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2020.1840728
Abstract: Laura Sandy’s new book aims to upend the stereotype of the overseer on southern plantations, one of a violent and largely unskilled man drawn from the lowest white social class. Instead, Sandy pres... read more here.
Keywords: enslaved labourers; american slavery; overseers early; supervisors enslaved ... See more keywords