Skip to content

Beyond Slavery

Overcoming Its Religious and Sexual Legacies

by Bernadette J. Brooten

Cover of Beyond Slavery
Popularity 1

"In a United States that continues to be driven by racial and cultural divisions, from the disproportionately high number of incarcerated African Americans to heartfelt disagreements over the true nature of marriage and the proper role of faith in public policy, the Feminist Sexual Ethics Project (from which this book originated) has identified a crucial nexus underlying these fiercest of arguments: The conjunction of religion, slavery, and sexuality"--Provided by publisher.

Women slavesWomen, sexual behaviorSlavery, united statesHistorySexual behaviorSlaveryWomenReligious aspectsReligionGender identityPsychology and religion