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Slavery and Violence

By: Alexander W. Pisciotta
In: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Edited by: Helen Taylor Greene & Shaun L. Gabbidon
Subject:Race, Ethnicity & Crime, Ethnic Studies
Keywords:bondsmen; middle passage; plantations; ships; violence; violence: uses; whip

Economics and the search for profits was the driving force behind the African slave trade. But violence was the cornerstone of forced human bondage. Cold, cruel, and calculated acts of violence were used to psychologically intimidate African slaves, as individuals and ...

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  Pisciotta, A. (2009). Slavery and violence. In H. T. Greene, & S. L. Gabbidon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of race and crime (pp. 754-756). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n306
  
  Pisciotta, Alexander W. "Slavery and Violence." In Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, edited by Greene, Helen Taylor., and Shaun L. Gabbidon, 754-56. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n306.
  
  Pisciotta, A. 2009. Slavery and Violence. In: Helen T. Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon Editors, 2009. Encyclopedia of Race and Crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 754-756 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n306> [Accessed 12 Apr 2021].
  
  Pisciotta, Alexander W. "Slavery and Violence." Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. Edited by Helen T. Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 754-56. SAGE Knowledge. 12 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971928.n306.
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