Sleeve owners in some regions, shes the author of they were her property, white women and sleeve owners and the american south. This event was hosted by the American Archives in 2019. Question exceptions about history gives us a fresh understanding of our past. Digging into primary sources helps us to uncover and listen to the voices of those who usually havent been heard. Todays guest and author, stephanie, rodgers has done this in her new book. They were, property sleeve owners in the american south. She uses a impressive assortment of records to piece together the stories of the sleep holders. And the enslaved. Oral histories of former inslee, people newspaper advertisements, sales records, legal documents, were records and. More two years ago here at the National Archives we displayed the d. C. Emancipation act which ended slavery in this district of columbia in 1862. Among the records generated as a result of this law you will find several references to women owners, teresas awful
The voices of those not usually heard. Todays guest author, Stephanie Jones rogers has done this in her new book, they were her property, white women as slaveowners in the american south. She uses an impressive assortment to piece together the stories of the slaveholders and the enslaved with the oral histories of formally enslaved people, news paper advertisements, slave records sells records, court doctrines and more. Two weeks ago we displayed the d. C. Emancipation act ended slavery in the district of columbia in 1860 two. Among the records generated as a result of this you will find several references to women owners. To come up for example, sot compensation for their freed slaves, one claiming one slave was a gift from her sister and worth 1500. They were her property and received favorable reviews. A writer because at a stunning new book. The New York Times reviewer says as they taught and cogent corrective that examines how historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white
Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. These are just three examples of some of the newspaper advertisements that i collected as part of the research for this book, which reflect a number of things. One, that white mothers were creating such a demand for enslaved mothers services and labor as wet nurses that they were not only putting these ads, placing these ads in southern newspapers, but that also, what you dont see in these, but in others, what also becomes clear is that white women were also some of the individuals who were supplying these white mothers with the enslaved mothers and wet nurses that they wanted, that they were seeking. Here, these three are examples of enslaved wet nurses seeking enslaved wet nurses either to purchase or to hire. And what i found also is that there was a really important intersection and connection between the market in enslaved wet nurses and the slave market proper. So, most of the men and individuals who were offering enslaved women for sale
Gift from her sister, was worth 1,500, they were her property has received a number of highlily favorable reviews. Its called a stunning new book. Paris of the New York Times says its a cogent corrective that examines how historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. In the Washington Post elizabeth bar ren writes jonesrogers has an one that sets a new standard for scholarship on the subject. Stephanie jonesrogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california berkeley, specializing in africanAmerican History, gender history. They were her property won a learner scott prize for the best doctoral dissertation in u. S. Womens history in 2013. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome stephanie jonesrogers. [ applause ] hnch. Thank you so much that are that invitation, and the introduction, david, and thank you for coming this afternoon and spending your lunchtime with me. Its truly a pleasure to be here with you today. So this is James