(pg. 49). ... It was apparently not an uncommon practice for white masters to commit adultery with some of the female slaves in their charge, probably in most cases simply to further add to their slave holdings; in a sense, a master could take the easy route and add free workers, serving "the double relation of master and father" (pg. 49). ... (pg. 57-58) Song, for the slaves, was a way of lamenting their role and position, as well as a way of crying out to God for some sort of relief from the pains they had to endure. This description of the role of song in the slave community ran counter...

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