Gregory D. Smithers
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“He recalled that “Short Peggy” and “Long Peggy,” the two women his master “started out wid,” were prized for their fecundity. The sexual exploitation that Smith claimed these women experienced led to the reproduction of slaves who enriched Smith’s master through their labor or sale.”
― Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History
― Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History
“My marster . . . started out wid two ’omen slaves and raised 300 slaves.” So testified John Smith, a 108-year-old former slave who was interviewed by a Works Project Administration employee in the late 1930s.”
― Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History
― Slave Breeding: Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History
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