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Edward Ball, Slaves in the Family (1998). Recounts Ball’s ancestors’ ownership of slaves, their illicit sexual unions, and the family’s diverse racial identity.
Ira Berlin, Generations of Captivity (2003). Traces the history of slavery in the United States.
Charlene M. Boyer Lewis, Ladies and Gentlemen on Display (2001). Explores the lives of the planter class.
Stephanie McCurry, Masters of Small Worlds (1995). Evokes the patriarchal lives of yeomen families.
Adam Rothman, Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South (2005). Analyzes the changing character of slavery and African American society.
For primary documents on the black Christian church, consult docsouth.unc.edu/church/index.html.