Perrin discusses the use of the cotton root as a form of birth-control among the slaves. ... While it is nearly impossible to gauge whether the use of cotton root had a significant impact on birth rate from the evidence provided in Perrin's work, it is clear that women avoided and terminated pregnancies, at least in part, to defy their masters. ...

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