Divided Mastery: Slave Hiring in the American South

Though few slaves escaped being rented out at some point in their lives, this is the first book to describe the practice, and its effects on both slaves and the peculiar institution. Martin reveals how the unique triangularity of slave hiring created slaves with two masters, thus transforming the customary polarity of master-slave relationships.

Author(s): Jonathan D. Martin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-07-01
Pages: 248
Categories: History