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Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World by Jessica Marie Johnson
ladyeremite's review against another edition
3.0
This book's archival research into the lives of black women from the comptoirs of Senegambia to the quartiers of New Orleans was fascinating. Beyond the very important main emphasis on the key role played by women in brokering trade through their centrality in kinship networks, and its moral emphasis on black freedom, I found the arguments to be very vague to the point of nonsensical and often couched in jargon that was insufficiently explained in the context of the book (even if I am generally familiar with it from other works).
shoshin's review against another edition
dark
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I read this book for a class and it is the best of the academic writings we've read. Johnson's attention to detail makes her discussions of Colonial law clear and compelling. It is also refreshing to focus on enslaved women's practices of freedom in the face of the brutality they experienced. It was illuminating in helping to understand some elements of how we got where we are today, which is why I am taking this history course.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Sexual violence, and War
kikireads's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and Murder
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