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Roll, Jordan, Roll

Eugene D. Genovese

How did enslaved people build a culture of their own inside a system designed to control them, and how did it shape American life?

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4 parts, about 30 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Eugene D. Genovese
Parts
4 parts
Reading time
about 30 minutes

Why read it

  • You will see how enslaved people built a culture of their own that also shaped American life
  • You will understand how a system of power relied on paternalism, law and religion as well as force
  • You will learn how people under harsh control still make their own world, in faith, family and work

Who it is for

  • Readers of American history who want the South from several sides
  • Students of religion, family and work under slavery
  • Anyone who asks how a community keeps its identity under oppression

What the summary covers

  1. God Is Not Mocked7 min
  2. The Rock and the Church6 min
  3. The Valley of the Shadow12 min
  4. Whom God Hath Hedged In5 min

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