The Weeping Time

Auteur

Anne C. Bailey is an Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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This book traces the lives of slaves before, during, and after the largest slave auction in US history in 1859.

Résumé
Drawing on victims' accounts and descendants' memories, The Weeping Time uses the largest slave auction in US history as a lens to explore the legacies of diaspora, slavery, and the Civil War.

Contenu

Part I. The Breach: 1. The weeping time; 2. The auction and American history; Part II. Linked Fates: 3. Pierce Butler and his grandfather's legacy; 4. Mr. and Mrs. Butler; 5. More than 'hands': African rhythms and work on the Butler plantations; 6. Faith on the Butler estates; 7. A family divided; a nation divided; Part III. Healing the Breach: 8. Reconstruction and reconnecting threads; 9. Out of the silence: descendants restore family names; Epilogue: History and the democratization of memory; Appendix; Index.