The narratives of slaves, wives, and servants who resisted Social and domestic Violence in the nineteenth century In the Early nineteenth century, Peter Wheeler, a slave to Gideon Morehouse in New York, protested, "Master, I won\'t stand this," after Morehouse beat Wheeler\'s hands with a whip.
Wheeler sought help from people in the town, but his eventual escape from slavery was the only way.
Wheeler ran for safety, but Morehouse followed him with a shotgun and fired several times.
The narratives of slaves, wives, and servants who resisted Social and domestic Violence in the nineteenth century In the Early nineteenth century, Peter Wheeler, a slave to Gideon Morehouse in New York, protested, "Master, I won\'t stand this," after Morehouse beat Wheeler\'s hands with a whip
