From the colonial through the antebellum era, Enslaved women in the US used Lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance.
Original and compelling, Brooding Over Bloody Revenge presents a window into the lives and philosophies of Enslaved women who had their own ideas about justice and how to achieve it..
Enslaved women planned how and when their enslavers would die, what weapons and accomplices were necessary, and how to evade capture in the aftermath.
The stories presented, which span centuries and legal contexts, demonstrate that these acts of Lethal force were carefully pre-meditated.
Taylor expertly reveals how women killed for deeply personal instances of injustice committed by their owners.
Nikki M.
By amplifying their voices and experiences, Brooding Over Bloody Revenge strongly challenges assumptions that Enslaved women only participated in covert, non-violent forms of resistance, when in fact they consistently seized justice for themselves and organized toward revolt.
From the colonial through the antebellum era, Enslaved women in the US used Lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance
