Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made
A testament to the power of the human spirit under conditions of extreme oppression, this landmark history of slavery in the South challenged conventional views by illuminating the many forms of resistance to dehumanization that developed in slave society. Displaying keen insight into the minds of both enslaved persons and slaveholders, historian Eugene Genovese investigates the ways that enslaved persons forced their owners to acknowledge their humanity through culture, music, and religion. He covers a vast range of subjects, from slave weddings and funerals, to language, food, clothing, and labor, and places particular emphasis on religion as both a major battleground for psychological control and a paradoxical source of spiritual strength. Roll, Jordan, Roll won the Bancroft Prize.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Vintage
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN-13
- 9780307772725
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Slavery in the American SouthSlave culture and religionResistance and dehumanization
Awards
- Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWon(1975)
- Bancroft PrizeWon(1975)
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1975)
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