Resisting in Their Own Way: Black Women and Resistance in the British Caribbean
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12753450292021-08-03T05:59:47Z Resisting in Their Own Way: Black Women and Resistance in the British Caribbean Miles, Dawn Michelle History The history of the British Caribbean is many times relayed through the lens ofslavery because enslaved Africans were the workforce that sustained the economy of theislands. The men and women of African descent who labored in bondage each havestories of life and resistance that historians have tried to capture and scholars have beenparticularly interested in the latter. Unfortunately, these studies have tended to overlookthe more obscure methods of resistance and label them as accommodation. This haveoften led to a misunderstanding of the ways in which women of African descent resistedtheir exploitation. Enslaved women, many times, occupied unique spaces in slavesocieties, where they were able to strategically gain certain freedoms for themselves and,sometimes, their families.The purpose of this research is to illuminate some of these methods of resistancethrough the lives of three specific women. Rachel Pringle, Old Doll, and Queen Nannywere all enslaved in the British Caribbean from the late eighteenth century through theearly nineteenth century, and each woman engaged in acts of resistance that could beignored as accommodation, however, through a close reading of their stories, this workhighlights the more obscure ways of resistance available to slave women. These womensecured their manumission or a quasi-free status that was through business ownership,literacy, strategic relationships with Whites and the use of folklore. 2010-09-01 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275345029 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275345029 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Resisting in Their Own Way: Black Women and Resistance in the British Caribbean |
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